Alex Bolt vs Yannick Mertens — Traralgon CH Round of 16

Traralgon CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Alex Bolt
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Alex Bolt
#166ATP
1588ELO
1541Hard ELO
$125kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
33 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2018
hard
BEL
Yannick Mertens
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bolt A.
7-5 6-1
Mertens Y.
Bolt A.
762
Mertens Y.
510

Alex Bolt defeated Yannick Mertens 7-5 6-1 in the Traralgon CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alex Bolt came in defending last year's final.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Bolt came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bolt A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Mertens Y.

Mertens Y.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bolt A.

Serve advantage — Bolt 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
Bolt A.Mertens Y.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bolt A.Mertens Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
0
Break points saved·Dominant
93
30
Break points won·Even
7
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
2
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
39

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Thompson J.[3]
Nishioka Y.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Thompson J.[3]
Polmans M.[5]
6-04-66-0
Nishioka Y.[2]
Bolt A.[4]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Bolt A.[4]
Fanselow S.
7-53-66-4
Thompson J.[3]
Vukic A.
6-26-3
Polmans M.[5]
Klein B.
6-36-4
Nishioka Y.[2]
Uchiyama Y.[7]
6-14-66-1
R16
Nishioka Y.[2]
Doumbia S.
6-16-4
Uchiyama Y.[7]
Santillan A.
7-634-66-3
Bolt A.[4]
Mertens Y.
7-56-1
Fanselow S.
Moriya H.[6]
1-66-36-2
Vukic A.
Janvier M.[8]
6-23-67-64
Thompson J.[3]
Hoyt E.
6-46-4
Polmans M.[5]
Banes M.
6-35-76-3
Klein B.
Kubler J.[1]
6-46-746-3
R32
Banes M.
Lock B.
6-36-4
Fanselow S.
Grills J.
6-36-3
Moriya H.[6]
Saville L.
6-747-666-3
Janvier M.[8]
Kuhn N.
3-67-56-4
Vukic A.
Wu T.
4-67-666-4
Hoyt E.
Ellis B.
7-53-66-4
Thompson J.[3]
Petrone A.
6-16-1
Polmans M.[5]
Purcell M.
6-37-65
Nishioka Y.[2]
Fancutt T.
6-37-64
Kubler J.[1]
Hassan B.
7-636-1
Doumbia S.
Watanuki Y.
3-66-36-3
Santillan A.
Duckworth J.
7-626-3
Uchiyama Y.[7]
Reboul F.
7-656-0
Bolt A.[4]
Mousley B.
6-27-63
Mertens Y.
Bourchier H.
6-36-767-62
Klein B.
Beale J.
7-677-65