Elise Mertens vs Katerina SiniakovaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · 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, 7 January 2019
hard
#34WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
Mertens E.
7-6 2-6 6-2
Siniakova K.
Mertens E.
77262
Siniakova K.
64621

Elise Mertens defeated Katerina Siniakova 7-6 2-6 6-2 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-06RomeR64clayElise Mertens6-1 6-4
2021-04-19IstanbulQFclayElise Mertens6-4 6-4
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardElise Mertens6-4 6-0
2019-02-11DohaR32hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

Siniakova K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Siniakova K.
51
Serve
21
54
Return
64

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%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.7

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·Clear edge
90
75
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
81
97

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Siniakova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast