Barbora Strycova vs Elise Mertens — Wimbledon Round of 16

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 16
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 July 2019
grass
Elise Mertens
BEL25
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Strycova B.
4-6 7-5 6-2
Mertens E.
Strycova B.
4762
Mertens E.
6521

Barbora Strycova defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the Wimbledon round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Barbora Strycova claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-3 7-6(4)
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Serve vs return

This season
Strycova B.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

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
Strycova B.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Strycova B.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
49
80
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
90
Break points won·Clear edge
72
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
69
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Strycova B.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[7]
Williams S.[11]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.[11]
Strycova B.
6-16-2
Halep S.[7]
Svitolina E.[8]
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Muchova K.[10]
7-56-4
Williams S.[11]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-44-66-3
Strycova B.
Konta J.[19]
7-656-1
Halep S.[7]
Zhang S.
7-646-1
R16
Strycova B.
Mertens E.[25]
4-67-56-2
Muchova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[3]
4-67-513-11
Halep S.[7]
Gauff C.[7]
6-36-3
Williams S.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
6-26-2
Konta J.[19]
Kvitova P.[6]
4-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Martic P.[24]
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Barty A.[1]
3-66-26-3
R32
Barty A.[1]
Dart H.
6-16-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bencic B.[11]
4-66-46-4
Mertens E.[25]
Wang Q.[15]
6-26-796-4
Muchova K.[10]
Kontaveit A.[20]
7-676-3
Gauff C.[7]
Hercog P.
3-67-677-5
Williams S.[11]
Goerges J.[18]
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Davis L.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Bertens K.[4]
7-56-1
Konta J.[19]
Stephens S.[9]
3-66-46-1
Kvitova P.[6]
Linette M.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[8]
Sakkari M.[31]
6-36-716-2
Martic P.[24]
Collins D.
6-43-66-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Hsieh S.[28]
6-32-66-4
Halep S.[7]
Azarenka V.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[14]
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Golubic V.
7-56-3
R64
Wang Q.[15]
Zidansek T.[26]
6-16-2
Kontaveit A.[20]
Watson H.
7-56-1
Bencic B.[11]
Kanepi K.
6-36-1
Mertens E.[25]
Niculescu M.
7-56-0
Konta J.[19]
Siniakova K.[32]
6-36-4
Linette M.
Anisimova A.[6]
6-47-5
Sakkari M.[31]
Bouzkova M.[21]
6-46-1
Martic P.[24]
Potapova A.[27]
3-66-36-4
Muchova K.[10]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Gauff C.[7]
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Keys M.[26]
6-26-4
Barty A.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Haddad Maia B.
7-643-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Jorovic I.
6-26-739-7
Williams S.[11]
Juvan K.
2-66-26-4
Goerges J.[18]
Flink V.
6-16-4
Davis L.
Kerber A.[5]
2-66-26-1
Bertens K.[4]
Townsend T.
3-67-656-2
Strycova B.
Siegemund L.
6-37-5
Stephens S.[9]
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[6]
Mladenovic K.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Sevastova A.[12]
4-66-46-3
Hsieh S.[28]
Flipkens K.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Puig M.
6-06-4
Halep S.[7]
Buzarnescu M.
6-34-66-2
Azarenka V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.[14]
Kudermetova V.
7-656-3
Zhang S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Kenin S.[27]
7-54-66-3
Golubic V.
Putintseva Y.
6-47-63
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Parmentier P.
7-627-64
Svitolina E.[8]
Gasparyan M.
5-76-5
R128
Zidansek T.[26]
Bouchard E.
6-35-78-6
Pliskova K.[3]
Zhu L.[30]
6-27-64
Halep S.[7]
Sasnovich A.[15]
6-47-5
Watson H.
Mcnally C.
7-636-2
Potapova A.[27]
Teichmann J.[24]
2-66-46-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Vekic D.[31]
3-66-37-5
Bencic B.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Siegemund L.
Swan K.
6-26-4
Mertens E.[25]
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-4
Golubic V.
Swiatek I.[3]
6-27-63
Bouzkova M.[21]
Barthel M.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[10]
Krunic A.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.[32]
Alexandrova E.[18]
2-66-16-1
Keys M.[26]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Zheng S.
6-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-2
Dart H.
Mchale C.
4-66-46-4
Haddad Maia B.
Muguruza G.[26]
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Voegele S.
5-77-56-4
Williams S.[11]
Gatto Monticone G.
6-27-5
Juvan K.
Pliskova K.
6-42-66-4
Flink V.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Goerges J.[18]
Ruse E.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Stosur S.
6-27-5
Davis L.
Baindl K.
6-36-2
Kerber A.[5]
Maria T.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[4]
Minella M.
6-36-2
Townsend T.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Petkovic A.
2-66-27-5
Wang Q.[15]
Lapko V.
6-26-2
Wang Y.
Martincova T.
6-27-5
Konta J.[19]
Bogdan A.
7-56-2
Anisimova A.[6]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-36-3
Linette M.
Kalinskaya A.[19]
6-07-69
Mladenovic K.
Diatchenko V.
7-56-746-2
Kvitova P.[6]
Jabeur O.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[8]
Saville D.
7-56-0
Gasparyan M.
Friedsam A.
6-46-4
Sakkari M.[31]
Pera B.
7-646-3
Martic P.[24]
Brady J.
3-66-36-4
Collins D.
Diyas Z.
6-37-5
Brengle M.
Vondrousova M.[16]
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.[20]
Rogers S.
6-03-66-4
Flipkens K.
Jakupovic D.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.
5-76-47-5
Buzarnescu M.
Pegula J.[4]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Tomljanovic A.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-36-1
Hercog P.
Hruncakova V.
4-67-657-5
Gauff C.[7]
Williams V.
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.
Bonaventure Y.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Peterson R.
6-46-3
Zhang S.
Garcia C.[23]
6-46-0
Kenin S.[27]
Sharma A.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Giorgi C.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.[14]
7-646-2
Parmentier P.
Sharapova M.
4-67-645-0
Wozniacki C.[14]
Sorribes Tormo S.
5-4
Strycova B.
Tsurenko L.[32]
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[28]
Ostapenko J.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.[12]
Ahn K.
6-36-4
Jorovic I.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-656-4
Stephens S.[9]
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-4