Serena Williams vs Elise MertensToronto Round of 32

Toronto · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2019
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Williams S.
6-3 6-3
Mertens E.
Williams S.
662
Mertens E.
33

Serena Williams defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the Toronto round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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

Williams S.Mertens E.
Serve
51
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
80
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Even
96
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw