Caroline Garcia vs Elise MertensBeijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
#772WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Garcia C.
7-6 6-4
Mertens E.
Garcia C.
7762
Mertens E.
6440

Caroline Garcia defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 6-4 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Caroline Garcia came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Caroline Garcia extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

42
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27MonterreySFhardCaroline Garcia6-3 6-4
2022-08-15CincinnatiR16hardCaroline Garcia6-4 7-5
2021-03-07DubaiR16hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyR16hardElise Mertens7-6(1) 6-3
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR32clayCaroline Garcia1-6 6-4 7-5
2019-02-09Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BELRRhardCaroline Garcia6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Garcia C.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Garcia C.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Garcia C.Mertens E.
Serve
51
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
80
Break points saved·Even
91
90
Break points won·Dominant
50
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
94
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw