Elise Mertens vs Jasmine Paolini — Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs ITA Round Robin

Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs ITA · WTA · Round Robin
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 21 April 2018
clay
Jasmine Paolini
ITA
Jasmine Paolini
#15WTA
1905ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Mertens E.
6-1 7-5
Paolini J.
Mertens E.
672
Paolini J.
150

Elise Mertens defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-1 7-5 in the Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs ITA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-09RomeR32clayElise Mertens6-4 6-7 3-6
2024-06-24EastbourneR16grassJasmine Paolini5-2 RET
2023-10-16MonastirFhardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2022-02-21DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-3 2-6 7-5
2021-10-06Indian WellsR64hardJasmine Paolini3-6 6-4 6-4
2020-08-10PragueR32clayElise Mertens7-5 4-6 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Paolini J.

Paolini J.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Paolini J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Paolini J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
89
Break points saved·Even
90
87
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Paolini J.
Freshness·Even
84
82

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Paolini J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About