Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Elise Mertens — Wuhan Round of 64
Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
#136WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018 ·
hard
BEL15#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLWLWWW
Sasnovich A.7-6 7-6
Mertens E.
Sasnovich A.
772
Mertens E.
660
Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 7-6 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Aliaksandra Sasnovich narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Aliaksandra Sasnovich won all two sets in tiebreaks against Elise Mertens.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2021-11-01 | BJK Cup Finals RR: BLR vs BEL | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2021-09-13 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 2020-08-03 | Palermo | R32 | clay | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2019-08-05 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-08-12 | Cincinnati | Q64 | hard | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 2-6 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
36
72
Break points saved·Dominant
14
65
Break points won·Slight edge
91
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
10
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
73
55
Sasnovich A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 50 games (7d) · Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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