Alize Cornet vs Elise MertensFed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BEL Round Robin

Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BEL · WTA · Round Robin
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 9 February 2019
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Cornet A.
7-6 6-2
Mertens E.
Cornet A.
7862
Mertens E.
6620

Alize Cornet defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 6-2 in the Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BEL round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Alize Cornet narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Alize Cornet closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-10-03MonastirFhardElise Mertens6-2 6-0
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR32hardElise Mertens3-6 6-2 6-4
2021-04-05Charleston 1R32clayAlize Cornet7-5 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenR32hardElise Mertens7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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

Cornet A.Mertens E.
Serve
51
Return
54

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
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
80
Break points saved·Dominant
57
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
96
Deciding sets·Even
74
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

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