Dalila Jakupovic vs Elise Mertens — Birmingham Round of 32
Dalila Jakupovic defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 7-6 6-1 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #19.
Key context
- Match story: Dalila Jakupovic dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 7–6 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedJakupovic D. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsJakupovic D. and Mertens E. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Jakupovic D. went 1–3 (25%) against them, Mertens E. 4–1 (80%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
1–325%Jakupovic D. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents4–180%Mertens E. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–7Sets8–3
40–51Games54–31
0–1Tiebreaks0–0
1–1Deciding sets1–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Babos T.L3-6 6-4 2-6Taipei · hardW2-6 6-1 6-1Doha · hard
vs Konta J.L4-6 2-6Nottingham · grassL2-6 1-6Miami · hard
vs Linette M.#80Hard to compareW6-3 3-6 6-1Bogota · clayW6-1 7-5Tokyo · hard
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vs Hruncakova V.#211Hard to compareL6-7(5) 2-6Wimbledon · grassW6-2 6-1Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Jakupovic D. leads 1–010
- Jakupovic D.June 2018BirminghamThis matchGrass3-6 7-6 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchJakupovic D.Mertens E.1 614ELO2 0321 460Grass ELO1 6725–5Last 107–327Age22178 cmHeight179 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $1.4M2026 $48KEarningsCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0M
Cite this
Dalila Jakupovic beat Elise Mertens 3-6 7-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Dalila Jakupovic vs Elise Mertens — Birmingham Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-06-18/jakupovic-vs-mertens-birmingham-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 18 June 2018).