Elise Mertens vs Vera Lapko — Lugano Semi-final

Lugano · WTA · Semi-final
Elise Mertens
BEL2
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
BLR
Vera Lapko
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Mertens E.
6-1 4-6 6-4
Lapko V.
Mertens E.
6462
Lapko V.
1641

Elise Mertens defeated Vera Lapko 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Lugano semi-final on clay. 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

  • Match story: Elise Mertens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Lapko V.

Lapko V.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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Lapko V.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Lapko V.
Freshness·
84
—

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Sabalenka A.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Lapko V.
6-14-66-4
Quarter-finals
Voegele S.
Korpatsch T.
6-46-3
Sabalenka A.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Mertens E.[2]
Barthel M.
6-45-77-60
Lapko V.
Flipkens K.
6-47-64
R16
Lapko V.
Kovinic D.
6-26-3
Korpatsch T.
Von Deichmann K.
7-626-4
Giorgi C.
Van Uytvanck A.[9]
6-26-1
Flipkens K.
Sasnovich A.[8]
4-66-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Vondrousova M.
6-25-77-5
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Voegele S.
Cornet A.[6]
2-67-56-3
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
6-34-66-4
R32
Von Deichmann K.
Siegemund L.
7-652-3
Korpatsch T.
Mladenovic K.[1]
7-653-2
Lapko V.
Kontaveit A.[4]
3-66-46-3
Sasnovich A.[8]
Hogenkamp R.
7-646-0
Vekic D.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-07-5
Giorgi C.
Pliskova K.
6-36-2
Barthel M.
Kuznetsova S.[5]
4-66-36-4
Cornet A.[6]
Teichmann J.
7-626-0
Flipkens K.
Witthoeft C.
1-66-46-3
Van Uytvanck A.[9]
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Mertens E.[2]
Minella M.
6-46-1
Hercog P.
Hsieh S.
7-56-0
Kovinic D.
Golubic V.
7-663-66-4
Voegele S.
Frech M.
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Putintseva Y.
4-67-626-3
Sabalenka A.
Buzarnescu M.[7]
5-76-36-2