Aryna Sabalenka vs Elise Mertens — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
1987Grass ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 June 2018
grass
Elise Mertens
BEL9
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sabalenka A.
7-5 2-6 7-6
Mertens E.
Sabalenka A.
72772
Mertens E.
56641

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 2-6 7-6 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 10–2. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 11–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Aryna Sabalenka closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

10–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR16grassAryna Sabalenka6-4 7-6(4)
2025-04-22MadridR32clayAryna Sabalenka3-6 6-2 6-1
2025-04-14StuttgartQFclayAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-1
2024-08-26US OpenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-4
2023-01-16Australian OpenR32hardAryna Sabalenka6-2 6-3
2021-08-30US OpenR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-1
2021-04-29MadridQFclayAryna Sabalenka6-1 4-0 RET
2020-11-09LinzFhardAryna Sabalenka7-5 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 3-6 7-5
2018-08-06MontrealR16hardElise Mertens2-6 7-6(1) 6-0
2018-04-09LuganoFclayElise Mertens7-5 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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
Sabalenka A.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
98
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sabalenka A.Mertens E.
Freshness·Slight edge
88
78

Sabalenka A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[1]
Sabalenka A.
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Radwanska A.
6-31-66-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kerber A.[4]
2-67-646-4
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Ostapenko J.[3]
6-27-5
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-32-67-65
Kerber A.[4]
Kasatkina D.[7]
6-16-737-63
Wozniacki C.[1]
Barty A.[8]
6-46-3
R16
Ostapenko J.[3]
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.[14]
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.[9]
7-52-67-64
Kasatkina D.[7]
Sevastova A.[11]
6-46-4
Barty A.[8]
Hsieh S.
6-06-4
Radwanska A.
Kvitova P.[3]
W/O
Kerber A.[4]
Collins D.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[1]
Konta J.[13]
4-66-16-4
R32
Ostapenko J.[3]
Kanepi K.
6-37-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Dart H.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Rybarikova M.[10]
6-10-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-66-3
Strycova B.[14]
Vekic D.
6-16-4
Mertens E.[9]
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-1
Sabalenka A.
Goerges J.[6]
1-66-46-4
Kvitova P.[3]
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Saville D.[15]
5-77-646-0
Buzarnescu M.
Bertens K.[12]
3-67-656-3
Collins D.
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
6-26-4
Barty A.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-2
Konta J.[13]
Krunic A.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.[7]
Van Uytvanck A.
5-76-46-1
R64
Dart H.
Pliskova K.
7-53-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sakkari M.
6-33-66-4
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
4-66-26-4
Radwanska A.
Babos T.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Stosur S.
5-77-636-3
Collins D.
Swan K.
6-33-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Makarova K.
7-56-4
Mladenovic K.
Watson H.
6-727-56-3
Giorgi C.
Begu I.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-2
Krunic A.
Hlavackova A.
7-56-3
Kanepi K.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Buzarnescu M.
Peng S.
5-76-26-1
Vekic D.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-3
Sabalenka A.
Vickery S.
4-66-06-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cirstea S.
2-67-56-4