Elise Mertens vs Anett Kontaveit — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
Elise Mertens
BEL10
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Mertens E.
6-3 6-1
Kontaveit A.
Mertens E.
662
Kontaveit A.
310

Elise Mertens defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-21DohaR16hardAnett Kontaveit6-3 0-6 6-2
2021-03-22MiamiR32hardElise Mertens6-2 0-6 6-2
2018-10-29ZhuhaiR16hardElise Mertens6-3 6-1
2017-04-10BielQFhardAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-7(2) 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Even serve battle

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.Kontaveit A.
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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Even
80
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
85
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
90
Tiebreaks·Even
75
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Kontaveit A.
Freshness·
78
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[5]
Barty A.
1-67-57-63
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Bertens K.[7]
6-746-47-5
Kvitova P.[5]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[5]
Kerber A.[2]
6-46-1
Sasnovich A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[7]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-2
Barty A.
Mertens E.[10]
6-36-3
R16
Bertens K.[7]
Muguruza G.
W/O
Kerber A.[2]
Giorgi C.
7-636-2
Mertens E.[10]
Kontaveit A.
6-36-1
Sasnovich A.
Hon P.
0-66-36-3
Barty A.
Halep S.[1]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Hsieh S.
7-626-2
Putintseva Y.
Stephens S.[4]
3-67-646-0
Bacsinszky T.
Stosur S.
5-76-46-3
R32
Mertens E.[10]
Siniakova K.
7-642-66-2
Muguruza G.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[8]
6-16-4
Hsieh S.
Collins D.
7-646-3
Hon P.
Maria T.
6-37-64
Bertens K.[7]
Pera B.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.
Sevastova A.[9]
6-736-46-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Sabalenka A.
6-17-5
Giorgi C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Puig M.
2-67-56-1
Stephens S.[4]
Alexandrova E.
0-67-637-63
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Saville D.
6-17-64