Elise Mertens vs Viktoria HruncakovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018
hard
#226WTA
1518ELO
1479Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
Mertens E.
6-2 6-1
Hruncakova V.
Mertens E.
662
Hruncakova V.
210

Elise Mertens defeated Viktoria Hruncakova 6-2 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassElise Mertens7-6(2) 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayElise Mertens6-1 6-4
2020-01-13HobartR16hardElise Mertens6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hruncakova V.

Hruncakova V.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Hruncakova V.
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
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
73
Break points won·Dominant
96
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
81
100

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Hruncakova V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

R128
Halep S.[1]
Aiava D.
7-656-1
Bouchard E.
Dodin O.
6-37-65
Davis L.
Cepelova J.
6-746-36-1
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.[27]
6-34-610-8
Giorgi C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-2
Safarova L.[29]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Diyas Z.
5-76-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
7-636-4
Hsieh S.
Zhu L.
0-66-08-6
Tsurenko L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[26]
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.[21]
Friedsam A.
6-06-4
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Maria T.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[14]
Lepchenko V.
3-66-36-2
Bogdan A.
Mladenovic K.[11]
6-36-2
Keys M.[17]
Wang Q.
6-17-5
Vondrousova M.
Nara K.
7-56-4
Garcia C.[8]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-3
Bencic B.
Williams V.[5]
6-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Larsson J.
6-37-5
Begu I.
Makarova K.[31]
3-66-48-6
Saville D.[23]
Falconi I.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-1
Allertova D.
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Linette M.
Brady J.
2-66-46-3
Kasatkina D.[22]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-3
Kostyuk M.
Peng S.[25]
6-26-2
Rogowska O.
Fourlis J.
6-36-736-2
Ostapenko J.[7]
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Duan Y.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Niculescu M.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[32]
Krunic A.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.[24]
6-26-2
Puig M.
Stosur S.
4-67-666-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Babos T.
Vandeweghe C.[10]
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
Baindl K.
3-66-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Golubic V.
7-634-66-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Townsend T.
6-07-5
Bertens K.[30]
Bellis C.
6-756-46-2
Gibbs N.
Tomova V.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Sasnovich A.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-666-3
Fett J.
Eguchi M.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Osaka N.
Kucova K.
7-56-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Jorovic I.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-656-3
Strycova B.[20]
Ahn K.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.[16]
Jabeur O.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Ponchet J.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[13]
2-67-626-2
Siniakova K.
Sakkari M.
6-26-756-4
Barty A.[18]
Sabalenka A.
6-726-46-4
Konta J.[9]
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
7-57-66
Alexandrova E.
Hercog P.
7-626-4
Lucic M.[28]
Rogers S.
7-665-76-2
Goerges J.[12]
Kenin S.
6-46-4