Lin Zhu vs Elise Mertens — Dubai Round of 64
Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019 ·
hard
BEL16#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLWLWWW
Zhu L.5-7 6-4 7-5
Mertens E.
Zhu L.
5672
Mertens E.
7451
Lin Zhu defeated Elise Mertens 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Lin Zhu claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lin Zhu dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 5–7 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2018-10-08 | Tianjin | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
12
72
Break points saved·Dominant
7
65
Break points won·Clear edge
80
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
92
55
Zhu L.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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