Venus Williams vs Elise Mertens — Roland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA10
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2017
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL23
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Williams V.
6-3 6-1
Mertens E.
Williams V.
662
Mertens E.
310

Venus Williams defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13RomeR64clayVenus Williams7-5 3-6 7-6(4)
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassVenus Williams7-6(7) 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
Williams V.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
78

Williams V.: 20 days rest · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.[29]
Halep S.[3]
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[29]
Bacsinszky T.[30]
7-643-66-3
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.[29]
Wozniacki C.[11]
4-66-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Svitolina E.[7]
3-67-666-0
Pliskova K.[20]
Garcia C.[28]
7-636-4
R16
Garcia C.[28]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-13-66-3
Wozniacki C.[11]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-14-66-2
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Williams V.[10]
5-76-26-1
Halep S.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[29]
Stosur S.[23]
2-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Martic P.
4-66-37-5
Pliskova K.[20]
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-36-4
R32
Stosur S.[23]
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Bellis C.
6-22-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Zhang S.[32]
7-654-67-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Putintseva Y.[27]
7-56-2
Williams V.[10]
Mertens E.[23]
6-36-1
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Jabeur O.
6-26-2
Martic P.
Sevastova A.[17]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Linette M.
6-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Rogers S.
7-54-68-6
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Vesnina E.[14]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Kasatkina D.[26]
6-07-5
Garcia C.[28]
Hsieh S.
6-44-69-7
Cornet A.
Radwanska A.[9]
6-26-1
Cepede Royg V.
Duque Marino M.
3-67-626-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
R64
Mattek Sands B.
Kvitova P.[15]
7-657-65
Putintseva Y.[27]
Larsson J.
6-31-66-3
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Brengle M.
6-06-2
Jabeur O.
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-46-3
Vesnina E.[14]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-36-0
Garcia C.[28]
Paquet C.
7-56-4
Cornet A.
Strycova B.[20]
6-46-1
Duque Marino M.
Rybarikova M.
1-66-38-6
Witthoeft C.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Halep S.[3]
Maria T.
6-46-3
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.[11]
Abanda F.
6-06-0
Bellis C.
Bertens K.[18]
6-37-65
Muguruza G.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-746-46-2
Hsieh S.
Townsend T.
6-02-66-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[23]
Flipkens K.
6-27-66
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Dodin O.
7-655-76-3
Williams V.[10]
Nara K.
6-36-1
Linette M.
Konjuh A.[29]
6-07-5
Kasatkina D.[26]
Vondrousova M.
7-616-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-736-26-3
Cepede Royg V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-642-66-4
Rogers S.
Buyukakcay C.
7-666-4
Sevastova A.[17]
Bouchard E.
6-36-0
Zhang S.[32]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-24-66-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-24-66-3
Mertens E.[23]
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Pironkova T.
3-66-36-2
Martic P.
Keys M.[19]
3-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-56-4
R128
Mladenovic K.
Brady J.
3-66-39-7
Paquet C.
Pliskova K.
6-746-26-2
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Flipkens K.
Minella M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Rodina E.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[15]
Boserup J.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Fourlis J.
6-43-66-2
Abanda F.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-36-4
Bellis C.
Lemoine Q.
6-33-66-1
Bertens K.[18]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-16-1
Zhang S.[32]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Dodin O.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Mchale C.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Kontaveit A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Larsson J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.[27]
Georges M.
6-36-0
Buyukakcay C.
Lucic M.[22]
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Erakovic M.
7-646-4
Errani S.
Doi M.
7-676-1
Williams V.[10]
Wang Q.
6-47-63
Cibulkova D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Barthel M.
6-06-4
Linette M.
Lim A.
6-07-5
Konjuh A.[29]
Kovinic D.
7-57-64
Sevastova A.[17]
Beck A.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-36-2
Martic P.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Haddad Maia B.
6-23-66-4
Maria T.
Duan Y.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Konta J.[7]
1-67-626-4
Townsend T.
Kato M.
6-46-0
Garcia C.[28]
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Strycova B.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Babos T.
6-26-756-2
Radwanska A.[9]
Ferro F.
6-16-1
Cepede Royg V.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Begu I.
7-626-4
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.[19]
6-16-4
Witthoeft C.
Davis L.[25]
2-66-36-3
Parmentier P.
Khromacheva I.
6-36-0
Ostapenko J.[29]
Chirico L.
4-66-36-2
Puig M.
Vinci R.[31]
6-33-66-2
Stosur S.[23]
Kucova K.
7-56-1
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Barty A.
6-36-2
Hogenkamp R.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Brengle M.
Goerges J.
1-66-313-11
Jabeur O.
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Hesse A.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Tig P.
6-11-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Golubic V.
4-67-56-3
Nara K.
Anisimova A.[6]
3-67-56-4
Cirstea S.[18]
Peng S.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Osaka N.[16]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-2
Pliskova K.[20]
Zheng S.
7-56-2