Elise Mertens vs Aleksandra Krunic — Bastad Quarter-final

Bastad · WTA · Quarter-final
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
SRB
Aleksandra Krunic
#942WTA
33 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Mertens E.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Krunic A.
Mertens E.
6262
Krunic A.
4641

Elise Mertens defeated Aleksandra Krunic 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Bastad quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-06's HertogenboschR16grassElise Mertens6-4 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Krunic A.

Krunic A.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Krunic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Krunic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
29
Break points saved·Dominant
90
20
Break points won·Clear edge
96
75
Deciding sets·Even
76
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Krunic A.
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
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