Elise Mertens vs Irina Bara — Bastad Round of 32

Bastad · WTA · Round of 32
Elise Mertens
BEL
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 July 2017
clay
ROU
Irina Bara
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLLW
Mertens E.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Bara I.
Mertens E.
6462
Bara I.
2621

Elise Mertens defeated Irina Bara 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Bastad round of 32 on clay.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bara I.

Bara I.serving50% hold

wins 50% 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.Bara I.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Bara I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
5
Break points saved·Dominant
90
2
Break points won·Slight edge
96
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Bara I.
Freshness·
81
—

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Siniakova K.[7]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Siniakova K.[7]
Garcia C.[3]
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[1]
Mertens E.
7-54-66-2
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.
Krunic A.
6-42-66-4
Garcia C.[3]
Krejcikova B.
6-24-67-5
Siniakova K.[7]
Sevastova A.[2]
6-35-77-5
Wozniacki C.[1]
Baindl K.
6-36-1
R16
Sevastova A.[2]
Kulichkova E.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Golubic V.
6-22-66-4
Siniakova K.[7]
Rus A.
7-636-4
Garcia C.[3]
Errani S.
6-16-0
Krunic A.
Tomova V.
7-56-4
Mertens E.
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
6-36-727-5
Baindl K.
Barthel M.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Bertens K.[6]
W/O
R32
Sevastova A.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-36-1
Kulichkova E.
Alexandrova E.
6-44-67-65
Rus A.
Tig P.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.[7]
Peterson R.
6-33-66-1
Errani S.
Korpatsch T.
7-6116-2
Krejcikova B.
Beck A.
6-06-0
Bertens K.[6]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Krunic A.
Lister C.
6-16-2
Mertens E.
Bara I.
6-24-66-2
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Paolini J.
6-16-0
Barthel M.
Larsson J.[9]
6-737-57-64
Baindl K.
Bjorklund M.
3-66-27-64
Golubic V.
Trevisan M.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-33-66-2
Tomova V.
Goerges J.[8]
6-42-2
Garcia C.[3]
Begu I.
5-76-36-4