Sofia Kenin vs Elise Mertens — Mallorca Quarter-final

Mallorca · WTA · Quarter-final
Sofia Kenin
USA7
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1568Grass ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2019
grass
Elise Mertens
BEL4
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Kenin S.
1-6 6-1 6-3
Mertens E.
Kenin S.
1662
Mertens E.
6131

Sofia Kenin defeated Elise Mertens 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the Mallorca quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR16hardElise Mertens6-3 6-3
2019-09-23WuhanR32hardSofia Kenin4-6 6-4 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kenin S.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
80
Break points saved·Even
92
90
Break points won·Slight edge
85
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
76
Tiebreaks·Even
73
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kenin S.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
92
78

Kenin S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kenin S.[7]
Bencic B.[3]
6-727-656-4
Semi-finals
Kenin S.[7]
Sevastova A.[2]
6-44-66-2
Bencic B.[3]
Kerber A.[1]
2-67-626-4
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.[2]
Wang Y.
6-26-1
Kenin S.[7]
Mertens E.[4]
1-66-16-3
Kerber A.[1]
Garcia C.[6]
6-37-65
Bencic B.[3]
Anisimova A.[5]
6-26-2
R16
Bencic B.[3]
Rogers S.
5-76-33-1
Sevastova A.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-1
Anisimova A.[5]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Garcia C.[6]
Badosa P.
6-26-716-3
Kerber A.[1]
Sharapova M.
6-26-3
Kenin S.[7]
Jabeur O.
6-22-0
Mertens E.[4]
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Wang Y.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-636-3
R32
Wang Y.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Siniakova K.[8]
6-23-66-3
Mertens E.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Anisimova A.[5]
Martincova T.
3-67-676-4
Cornet A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[6]
Azarenka V.
1-66-47-5
Kerber A.[1]
Bonaventure Y.
7-54-66-2
Stosur S.
Zheng S.
6-47-5
Kenin S.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Jabeur O.
Juvan K.
7-57-65
Bencic B.[3]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Sharapova M.
Hruncakova V.
7-686-0
Tomljanovic A.
Puig M.
6-47-5
Badosa P.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-727-57-5
Sevastova A.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-37-65
Rogers S.
Zhang S.
6-26-2