Elise Mertens vs Barbora Strycova — US Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
Elise Mertens
BEL15
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
CZE23
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Mertens E.
6-3 7-6
Strycova B.
Mertens E.
6772
Strycova B.
3640

Elise Mertens defeated Barbora Strycova 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Barbora Strycova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR16grassBarbora Strycova4-6 7-5 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Strycova B.
51
Serve
—
54
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
66
Break points won·Clear edge
96
72
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Strycova B.
Freshness·
78
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[20]
Williams S.[17]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[17]
Sevastova A.[19]
6-36-0
Osaka N.[20]
Keys M.[14]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[17]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Stephens S.[3]
6-26-3
Keys M.[14]
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[20]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
R16
Stephens S.[3]
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-31-66-0
Osaka N.[20]
Sabalenka A.[26]
6-32-66-4
Tsurenko L.
Vondrousova M.
6-737-56-2
Pliskova K.[8]
Barty A.[18]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Sharapova M.[22]
6-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-04-66-3
Keys M.[14]
Cibulkova D.[29]
6-16-3
R32
Kanepi K.
Peterson R.
6-37-63
Williams S.[17]
Williams V.[16]
6-16-2
Barty A.[18]
Muchova K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[15]
Strycova B.[23]
6-37-64
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Garcia C.[6]
5-76-47-64
Sharapova M.[22]
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-36-2
Keys M.[14]
Krunic A.
4-66-16-2
Cibulkova D.[29]
Kerber A.[4]
3-66-36-3
Sabalenka A.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
7-56-1
Osaka N.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-0
Vondrousova M.
Bertens K.[13]
7-642-67-61
Tsurenko L.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[8]
Kenin S.
6-47-62
Svitolina E.[7]
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Makarova K.
4-66-16-2
R64
Kanepi K.
Teichmann J.
6-46-3
Peterson R.
King V.
7-56-1
Pliskova K.[8]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Stephens S.[3]
Kalinina A.
4-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Saville D.[25]
6-16-2
Mertens E.[15]
Lapko V.
6-26-0
Makarova K.
Goerges J.[9]
7-6106-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Liu C.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[22]
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Ostapenko J.[10]
Townsend T.
4-66-36-4
Keys M.[14]
Pera B.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.[29]
Hsieh S.
7-634-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Osaka N.[20]
Glushko J.
6-26-0
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[11]
6-27-63
Bertens K.[13]
Di Lorenzo F.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-737-64
Tsurenko L.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-46-2
Barty A.[18]
Safarova L.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Sakkari M.[32]
4-66-16-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Zvonareva V.
6-37-67
Garcia C.[6]
Puig M.
6-21-66-4
Strycova B.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-1
Wang Q.
Begu I.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Maria T.
6-26-3
Muchova K.
Muguruza G.[12]
3-66-46-4
Williams S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Larsson J.
6-25-76-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-14-66-4
Williams V.[16]
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Krunic A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
R128
Bouchard E.
Tan H.
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Von Deichmann K.
1-67-605-2
Goerges J.[9]
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-756-2
Sakkari M.[32]
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Halep S.[1]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
King V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-3
Peterson R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[27]
1-66-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Linette M.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Dolehide C.
6-37-66
Williams V.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
6-35-76-3
Muguruza G.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Muchova K.
Yastremska D.
6-46-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-46-4
Barty A.[18]
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Brengle M.
6-04-67-64
Pliskova K.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-47-64
Stephens S.[3]
Rodina E.
6-17-5
Saville D.[25]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-0
Strycova B.[23]
Lao D.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Liu C.
Hercog P.
7-641-66-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Vekic D.
6-22-66-3
Wang Q.
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-26-2
Maria T.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Vickery S.
6-31-66-1
Garcia C.[6]
Konta J.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[10]
Petkovic A.
6-44-67-5
Keys M.[14]
Parmentier P.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Putintseva Y.
7-666-4
Krunic A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-0
Flipkens K.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-37-63
Cibulkova D.[29]
Rus A.
4-66-26-3
Larsson J.
Cornet A.
4-66-36-2
Kerber A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-13-66-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Collins D.
6-04-66-4
Osaka N.[20]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Glushko J.
Niculescu M.
3-67-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Bencic B.
2-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[11]
Babos T.
6-45-76-4
Bertens K.[13]
Pliskova K.
6-07-5
Vondrousova M.
Barthel M.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Voegele S.
6-06-0
Siniakova K.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-736-37-5
Di Lorenzo F.
Mchale C.
6-17-61
Mertens E.[15]
Nara K.
6-26-757-5
Begu I.
Brady J.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Baindl K.
6-06-3
Mladenovic K.
Zidansek T.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.[22]
Schnyder P.
6-27-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-67-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
3-66-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Gibbs N.
5-76-36-4
Azarenka V.
Hruncakova V.
6-37-5
Bogdan A.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Blinkova A.
6-26-767-5
Giorgi C.
Osuigwe W.
6-46-1
Lapko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Hsieh S.
Alexandrova E.
6-34-66-3