Caroline Garcia vs Elise Mertens — Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BEL Round Robin

Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BEL · WTA · Round Robin
FRA
Caroline Garcia
#772WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 9 February 2019
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Garcia C.
6-2 6-3
Mertens E.
Garcia C.
662
Mertens E.
230

Caroline Garcia defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 6-3 in the Fed Cup WG R1: FRA vs BEL round robin on hard. Caroline Garcia extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27MonterreySFhardCaroline Garcia6-3 6-4
2022-08-15CincinnatiR16hardCaroline Garcia6-4 7-5
2021-03-07DubaiR16hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyR16hardElise Mertens7-6(1) 6-3
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR32clayCaroline Garcia1-6 6-4 7-5
2017-10-02BeijingR32hardCaroline Garcia7-6(4) 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Garcia C.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Garcia C.

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

Garcia C.Mertens E.
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Serve
51
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Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Garcia C.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Garcia C.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
80
Break points saved·Even
91
90
Break points won·Dominant
50
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
93
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Garcia C.Mertens E.
Freshness·
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84

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About