Elise Mertens vs Shuai ZhangMontreal Round of 32

Montreal · WTA · Round of 32
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Mertens E.
6-2 6-7 6-0
Zhang S.
Mertens E.
66262
Zhang S.
27701

Elise Mertens defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-7 6-0 in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-17Australian OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
2021-04-29MadridR64clayElise Mertens6-3 6-3
2018-10-01BeijingR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Zhang S.
51
Serve
17
54
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
62
Break points saved·Dominant
90
55
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Even
76
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
84
99

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw