Elise Mertens vs Amanda AnisimovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#6WTA
1914ELO
1880Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
24 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Mertens E.
6-4 6-2
Anisimova A.
Mertens E.
662
Anisimova A.
420

Elise Mertens defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Amanda Anisimova came in ranked #6, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-10-19OstravaR32hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Anisimova A.

Anisimova A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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

Mertens E.Anisimova A.
51
Serve
51
54
Return
72

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%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.0

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
96
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
95
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
95
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
74
84

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Anisimova A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw