Elise Mertens vs Kristina Kucova — Rabat Round of 32

Rabat · WTA · Round of 32
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
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Mertens E.
6-0 6-0
Kucova K.
Mertens E.
662
Kucova K.
000

Elise Mertens defeated Kristina Kucova 6-0 6-0 in the Rabat round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
6
Break points saved·Dominant
90
13
Break points won·Dominant
96
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Kucova K.
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