Elise Mertens vs Su Wei Hsieh — Rabat Semi-final

Rabat · WTA · Semi-final
Elise Mertens
BEL1
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2018
clay
TPE8
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Mertens E.
6-0 6-2
Hsieh S.
Mertens E.
662
Hsieh S.
020

Elise Mertens defeated Su Wei Hsieh 6-0 6-2 in the Rabat semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14RomeR64clayElise Mertens6-3 6-1
2019-09-16OsakaR16hardElise Mertens6-3 1-6 6-2
2018-10-08TianjinQFhardSu Wei Hsieh6-2 4-0 RET
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Hsieh S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Hsieh S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
55
Break points saved·Dominant
90
59
Break points won·Dominant
96
70
Deciding sets·Even
76
74
Tiebreaks·Even
75
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Hsieh S.
Freshness·
81
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[1]
Tomljanovic A.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Tomljanovic A.
Krunic A.[7]
7-56-2
Mertens E.[1]
Hsieh S.[8]
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Tomljanovic A.
Fett J.
3-66-36-3
Mertens E.[1]
Errani S.
6-36-1
Krunic A.[7]
Badosa P.
6-21-0
Hsieh S.[8]
Zavatska K.
6-16-1
R16
Badosa P.
Hercog P.
6-756-16-2
Fett J.
Frech M.
6-26-4
Hsieh S.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-766-36-3
Mertens E.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-756-03-1
Krunic A.[7]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Zavatska K.
Dulgheru A.
7-52-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-36-0
R32
Hercog P.
Cibulkova D.[2]
2-67-56-4
Badosa P.
Ferro F.
5-76-46-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Putintseva Y.
7-646-0
Krunic A.[7]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-706-2
Flipkens K.
Martic P.[3]
3-66-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-23-66-1
Fett J.
Vickery S.
6-23-66-3
Frech M.
Mchale C.
7-57-5
Zidansek T.
Linette M.
6-46-2
Dulgheru A.
Babos T.[4]
2-67-677-5
Larsson J.
Peterson R.
2-66-36-1
Siegemund L.
Bogdan A.
6-46-1
Mertens E.[1]
Kucova K.
6-06-0
Zavatska K.
El Jardi D.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.[8]
Mattek Sands B.
3-67-636-1
Errani S.
Diyas Z.[6]
6-46-4