Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Elise Mertens — Cincinnati Qualifying Round of 64
Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Elise Mertens 2-6 7-5 6-2 in the Cincinnati qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #19.
Key context
- Match story: Aliaksandra Sasnovich dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 2–6 7–5 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSasnovich A. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsSasnovich A. and Mertens E. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sasnovich A. went 3–3 (50%) against them, Mertens E. 3–3 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
3–350%Sasnovich A. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–350%Mertens E. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
8–7Sets8–8
69–73Games73–84
1–0Tiebreaks3–0
1–2Deciding sets2–2
vs Parmentier P.W3-6 6-2 6-3Biel · hardW4-6 7-6 6-2Rabat · clay
vs Kontaveit A.L4-6 6-4 5-7Biel · hardL5-7 7-6 1-6Biel · hard
vs Bertens K.W6-3 6-4BLR vs NED · hardW6-2 7-5Hobart · hard
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vs Saville D.L2-6 6-4 2-6Rome · clayL2-6 1-6Rabat · clay
vs Riske Amritraj A.Hard to compareL3-6 1-6Japan Open Tokyo · hardL4-6 6-4 3-6Nurnberg · clay
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Sasnovich A. leads 1–010
- Sasnovich A.August 2017CincinnatiThis matchHard2-6 7-5 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSasnovich A.Mertens E.1 815ELO2 0321 727Hard ELO1 8596–4Last 107–323Age21174 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $6.8M2026 $379KEarningsCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0M
Cite this
Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Elise Mertens 2-6 7-5 6-2. Umpiry, "Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Elise Mertens — Cincinnati Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2017-08-12/mertens-vs-sasnovich-cincinnati-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 12 August 2017).