Elise Mertens vs Kurumi NaraHobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Mertens E.
6-0 6-4
Nara K.
Mertens E.
662
Nara K.
040

Elise Mertens defeated Kurumi Nara 6-0 6-4 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardElise Mertens6-2 6-7(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Nara K.
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·Clear edge
56%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
5
Break points saved·Dominant
90
14
Break points won·Clear edge
96
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
9
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
65

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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 38%