Elise Mertens vs Johanna Konta — San Jose Quarter-final
San Jose · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL4#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018 ·
hard
Mertens E.7-6 6-3
Konta J.
Mertens E.
762
Konta J.
630
Elise Mertens defeated Johanna Konta 7-6 6-3 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Elise Mertens had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Johanna Konta in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-15 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Johanna Konta | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | R32 | hard | Johanna Konta | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
72
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
82
Break points won·Clear edge
97
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
55
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Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast