Elise Mertens vs Heather Watson — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
Elise Mertens
BEL23
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Mertens E.
6-3 6-4
Watson H.
Mertens E.
662
Watson H.
340

Elise Mertens defeated Heather Watson 6-3 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2020-01-13HobartQFhardHeather Watson6-7(5) 6-4 7-5
2018-01-08HobartSFhardElise Mertens6-4 1-6 6-2
2017-10-16LuxembourgQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
20
Break points saved·Dominant
90
43
Break points won·Dominant
96
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
13

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Watson H.
Freshness·Clear edge
81
100

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Stephens S.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.[19]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[12]
6-726-36-2
Stephens S.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Sharapova M.[28]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Putintseva Y.
7-656-4
R16
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Tsurenko L.
2-0
Sharapova M.[28]
Williams S.
W/O
Stephens S.
Kontaveit A.[25]
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[26]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[12]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[23]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Buzarnescu M.[31]
6-16-4
R32
Kontaveit A.[25]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-667-64
Halep S.[1]
Petkovic A.
7-56-0
Garcia C.[7]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Stosur S.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Wang Q.
1-67-56-4
Kerber A.[12]
Bertens K.[18]
7-647-64
Williams S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-36-4
Strycova B.[26]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Sakkari M.
6-11-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
4-66-18-6
Tsurenko L.
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-26-4
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Osaka N.[16]
6-17-67
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-5
R64
Stephens S.
Frech M.
6-26-2
Keys M.[19]
Dolehide C.
6-46-1
Halep S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-07-65
Saville D.[24]
Pera B.
5-77-56-3
Begu I.
Zhang S.[27]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Peng S.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-27-61
Sharapova M.[28]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Siniakova K.
Baindl K.
6-746-46-4
Strycova B.[26]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Wang Q.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Peterson R.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-3
Sakkari M.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Garcia Perez G.
6-16-0
Tsurenko L.
Vandeweghe C.[15]
3-66-46-0
Goerges J.[11]
Van Uytvanck A.
7-57-65
Williams S.
Barty A.[17]
3-66-36-4
Kontaveit A.[25]
Dulgheru A.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Brady J.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.[32]
6-726-46-2
Kerber A.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[23]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Safarova L.
3-66-46-1
Osaka N.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
R128
Hruncakova V.
Schiavone F.
7-627-62
Buzarnescu M.[31]
King V.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-1
Halep S.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-16-1
Townsend T.
Georges M.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Bogdan A.
Vondrousova M.
6-31-66-4
Peng S.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[15]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[11]
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-0
Barty A.[17]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Hogenkamp R.
6-14-66-3
Siniakova K.
Azarenka V.
7-57-5
Makarova K.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Strycova B.[26]
Nara K.
1-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Konta J.[22]
6-46-3
Brady J.
Hesse A.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Williams V.[9]
6-47-5
Dolehide C.
Golubic V.
6-46-4
Diyas Z.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.
Minella M.
7-656-2
Cornet A.[32]
Errani S.
2-66-26-3
Parmentier P.
Paquet C.
3-67-646-2
Garcia Perez G.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Collins D.
7-626-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Wallace I.
6-16-0
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-6106-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Hercog P.
6-47-61
Rybarikova M.[19]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-0
Tsurenko L.
Voegele S.
4-66-26-2
Peterson R.
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
Dulgheru A.
Mchale C.
5-77-656-3
Kontaveit A.[25]
Brengle M.
6-14-66-2
Duque Marino M.
Sevastova A.[20]
4-66-16-3
Giorgi C.
Min G.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Keys M.[19]
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
7-606-2
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Cepede Royg V.
3-66-17-5
Garcia C.[7]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Schmiedlova A.
6-45-79-7
Flipkens K.
Maria T.
7-616-4
Mattek Sands B.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[27]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
Stephens S.
Rus A.
6-26-0
Kerber A.[12]
Barthel M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Pliskova K.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Konjuh A.
6-06-1
Saville D.[24]
Cirstea S.[18]
4-67-646-3
Sasnovich A.[14]
Allertova D.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Lepchenko V.
6-797-646-0
Bencic B.[11]
Chiesa D.
3-67-627-5
Baindl K.
Ostapenko J.[29]
7-56-3
Osaka N.[16]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Frech M.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-33-66-3