Qiang Wang vs Elise MertensIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
34 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Wang Q.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Mertens E.
Wang Q.
4662
Mertens E.
6331

Qiang Wang defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Qiang Wang narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-09-19TokyoR32hardElise Mertens6-0 6-3
2020-02-24DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-1 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiR32hardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassElise Mertens6-2 6-7(9) 6-4
2019-03-04Indian WellsR32hardQiang Wang7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Q.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Wang Q.

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

Wang Q.Mertens E.
Serve
51
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
80
Break points saved·Dominant
46
90
Break points won·Clear edge
74
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
74

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw