Elise Mertens vs Heather WatsonLuxembourg Quarter-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Quarter-final
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
#527WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Mertens E.
6-4 6-4
Watson H.
Mertens E.
662
Watson H.
440

Elise Mertens defeated Heather Watson 6-4 6-4 in the Luxembourg quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2020-01-13HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-7(5) 6-4 7-5
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayElise Mertens6-3 6-4
2018-01-08HobartSFhardElise Mertens6-4 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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

Mertens E.Watson H.
51
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
20
Break points saved·Dominant
90
43
Break points won·Dominant
96
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
12

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
78
100

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Watson H.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast