Elise Mertens vs Timea BabosDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
33 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.
2-6 6-1 6-1
Babos T.
Mertens E.
2662
Babos T.
6111

Elise Mertens defeated Timea Babos 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-26EastbourneR64grassElise Mertens6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Babos T.

Babos T.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.Babos T.
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%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
0
Break points saved·Dominant
90
51
Break points won·Dominant
96
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
6
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·
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw