Madison Keys vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
Madison Keys
USA17
Madison Keys
#22WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL12
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Keys M.
6-3 6-2
Mertens E.
Keys M.
662
Mertens E.
320

Madison Keys defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Madison Keys came in ranked #22, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Madison Keys extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsR32hardMadison Keys6-2 6-7(8) 6-4
2024-08-26US OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-7(5) 7-5 6-4
2023-08-14CincinnatiR64hardElise Mertens6-3 3-6 6-3
2021-06-28WimbledonR32grassMadison Keys7-5 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardMadison Keys6-3 7-6(6)
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Serve vs return

This season
Keys M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Serve advantage — Keys M.

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

Keys M.Mertens E.
36
Serve
51
29
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Keys M.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Keys M.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
94
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
90
Break points won·Slight edge
90
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Keys M.Mertens E.
Freshness·Even
82
78

Keys M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-625-76-4
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-24-66-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Collins D.
7-626-0
Quarter-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Barty A.[15]
6-16-4
Collins D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-67-56-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Williams S.[16]
6-44-67-5
R16
Williams S.[16]
Halep S.[1]
6-14-66-4
Osaka N.[4]
Sevastova A.[13]
4-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Keys M.[17]
6-21-66-1
Barty A.[15]
Sharapova M.[30]
4-66-16-4
Collins D.
Kerber A.[2]
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Anisimova A.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Muguruza G.[18]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stephens S.[5]
6-736-36-3
R32
Halep S.[1]
Williams V.
6-26-3
Williams S.[16]
Yastremska D.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[18]
Bacsinszky T.
7-656-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Giorgi C.[27]
6-43-66-2
Sevastova A.[13]
Wang Q.[21]
6-36-3
Keys M.[17]
Mertens E.[12]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Zhang S.
4-66-47-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Bencic B.
6-16-4
Anisimova A.
Sabalenka A.[11]
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Collins D.
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-2
Kerber A.[2]
Birrell K.
6-16-0
Stephens S.[5]
Martic P.[31]
7-667-65
Barty A.[15]
Sakkari M.
7-56-1
Osaka N.[4]
Hsieh S.[28]
5-76-46-1
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bertens K.[9]
3-66-36-3
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-0
Yastremska D.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-33-66-1
Williams S.[16]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-737-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Brengle M.
4-66-16-0
Hsieh S.[28]
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[21]
Krunic A.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-2
Mertens E.[12]
Gasparyan M.
6-17-5
Keys M.[17]
Potapova A.
6-36-4
Zhang S.
Pliskova K.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.[6]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-2
Sabalenka A.[11]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Barty A.[15]
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Sharma A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.[30]
Peterson R.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[5]
Babos T.
6-36-1
Martic P.[31]
Vondrousova M.
6-47-5
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[20]
6-36-3
Collins D.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Birrell K.
Vekic D.[29]
6-44-66-1
Kerber A.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Giorgi C.[27]
Swiatek I.
6-26-0
Halep S.[1]
Kenin S.
6-36-756-4
Osaka N.[4]
Zidansek T.
6-26-4
Bacsinszky T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-27-5
Garcia C.[19]
Hives Z.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Anisimova A.
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-06-2
R128
Giorgi C.[27]
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.
Bogdan A.
6-33-66-4
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Muchova K.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[4]
Linette M.
6-46-2
Siegemund L.
Azarenka V.
6-756-46-2
Hsieh S.[28]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[21]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Andreescu B.
Osuigwe W.
7-616-706-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Barthel M.
6-36-1
Mertens E.[12]
Schmiedlova A.
6-27-5
Potapova A.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Keys M.[17]
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Cibulkova D.[26]
6-24-66-2
Pliskova K.
Blinkova A.
7-622-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Golubic V.
6-16-2
Bencic B.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-3
Tsurenko L.[24]
Alexandrova E.
6-47-64
Anisimova A.
Niculescu M.
7-636-4
Boulter K.
Makarova K.
6-04-67-66
Sabalenka A.[11]
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Sharma A.
Hon P.
7-54-66-1
Sakkari M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
6-13-66-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Dart H.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.[3]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[5]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Martic P.[31]
Watson H.
6-16-2
Kontaveit A.[20]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Puig M.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Collins D.
Goerges J.[14]
2-67-656-4
Hives Z.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[19]
Ponchet J.
6-26-3
Vekic D.[29]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Birrell K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Haddad Maia B.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Kerber A.[2]
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-726-46-2
Kenin S.
Kudermetova V.
6-33-67-5
Cornet A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Burel C.
7-56-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-26-4
Konta J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-642-67-67
Muguruza G.[18]
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Petkovic A.
6-734-3
Larsson J.
Lapko V.
7-653-0
Babos T.
Jabeur O.
7-657-63
Wang Y.
Perez E.
6-46-0
Gasparyan M.
Zhu L.
4-66-26-2
Yastremska D.
Stosur S.
7-56-2
Zidansek T.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Peterson R.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Barty A.[15]
Kumkhum L.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Buzarnescu M.[25]
6-737-636-2
Vickery S.
Bonaventure Y.
2-66-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[32]
6-47-61
Bouchard E.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Williams S.[16]
Maria T.
6-06-2
Bacsinszky T.
Kasatkina D.[10]
6-36-0