Elise Mertens vs Monica Niculescu — Hobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
Elise Mertens
BEL2
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Walkover
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.
vs
Niculescu M.

Elise Mertens advanced past Monica Niculescu via walkover in the Hobart quarter-final. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassElise Mertens7-5 6-0
2017-04-10BielR32hardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
2017-01-09HobartFhardElise Mertens6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Niculescu M.
51
Serve
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54
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
77%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
12
Break points saved·Dominant
90
14
Break points won·Clear edge
96
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
78
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Mertens E.: 4 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%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-14-66-3
Semi-finals
Buzarnescu M.
Tsurenko L.[5]
6-26-2
Mertens E.[2]
Watson H.
6-41-66-2
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Vekic D.
6-06-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Sabalenka A.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[2]
Niculescu M.
W/O
Buzarnescu M.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-656-1
R16
Mertens E.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Buzarnescu M.
Friedsam A.
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Zhang S.[1]
7-636-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Flipkens K.
W/O
Watson H.
Fourlis J.
6-26-2
Vekic D.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-4
R32
Flipkens K.
Pliskova K.
5-77-56-3
Niculescu M.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-2
Watson H.
Cirstea S.[3]
7-56-3
Fourlis J.
Stojanovic N.
7-57-69
Vekic D.
Maria T.[7]
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Siniakova K.[8]
2-66-37-5
Friedsam A.
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-4
Buzarnescu M.
Cornet A.[4]
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Babos T.
7-626-2
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[1]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
6-36-2
Mertens E.[2]
Nara K.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-07-64