Elise Mertens vs Cagla Buyukakcay — Istanbul Quarter-final

Istanbul · WTA · Quarter-final
Elise Mertens
BEL6
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
Cagla Buyukakcay
TUR
Cagla Buyukakcay
#373WTA
1322ELO
1304Clay ELO
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLLL
Mertens E.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Buyukakcay C.
Mertens E.
6462
Buyukakcay C.
4621

Elise Mertens defeated Cagla Buyukakcay 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Istanbul quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Buyukakcay C.

Buyukakcay C.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Buyukakcay C.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
73%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Buyukakcay C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
0
Break points saved·Dominant
90
7
Break points won·Dominant
96
53
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
20

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Buyukakcay C.
Freshness·
84
—

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Mertens E.[6]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Begu I.[3]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-44-66-2
Begu I.[3]
Eraydin B.
2-67-656-1
Cepelova J.
Yastremska D.
2-67-646-4
Svitolina E.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Mertens E.[6]
Errani S.
7-633-66-3
Begu I.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-11-66-3
Eraydin B.
Aksu A.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.[5]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-3
Buyukakcay C.
Babos T.[2]
6-47-65
Cepelova J.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-47-63
R32
Errani S.
Hsieh S.
6-06-1
Mertens E.[6]
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Begu I.[3]
Maria T.
1-66-17-5
Aksu A.
Kulichkova E.
7-56-1
Eraydin B.
Pironkova T.[7]
6-26-4
Yastremska D.
Petkovic A.[8]
3-66-06-3
Flipkens K.
Kucova K.
6-01-0
Kalinskaya A.
Chang K.
6-16-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Soylu I.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Bouchard E.[4]
6-06-4
Sakkari M.
Kovinic D.
7-636-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Hibino N.
2-66-06-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Kamenskaya V.
6-40-66-1
Cirstea S.[5]
Ferro F.
6-36-1
Babos T.[2]
Perrin C.
6-36-2
Buyukakcay C.
Zanevska M.
6-26-1