Elise Mertens vs Kristie AhnUS Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2019
hard
34 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
Mertens E.
6-1 6-1
Ahn K.
Mertens E.
662
Ahn K.
11

Elise Mertens defeated Kristie Ahn 6-1 6-1 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristie Ahn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Kristie Ahn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-29San JoseR16hardKristie Ahn6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ahn K.

Ahn K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Ahn K.
51
Serve
54
Return

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%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
36
Break points saved·Dominant
90
40
Break points won·Dominant
96
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
59

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

Freshness

Recent load
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°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

R128
Pliskova K.
Martincova T.
7-667-63
Babos T.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-2
Cornet A.
Pegula J.
6-26-3
Tomljanovic A.
Bouzkova M.
1-67-56-1
Bogdan A.
Dart H.
6-36-1
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Townsend T.
Baindl K.
3-66-36-2
Halep S.
Gibbs N.
6-33-66-2
Bertens K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Parmentier P.
6-17-62
Di Lorenzo F.
Kudermetova V.
7-646-2
Goerges J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-66-17-61
Vekic D.
Hogenkamp R.
7-646-3
Kanepi K.
Maria T.
5-77-646-3
Putintseva Y.
Brengle M.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Bencic B.
Minella M.
6-36-2
Bolsova A.
Strycova B.
6-30-66-1
Wozniacki C.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-3
Collins D.
Hercog P.
6-34-66-4
Flipkens K.
Wang X.
3-66-26-2
Andreescu B.
Volynets K.
6-26-4
Kalinskaya A.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Ahn K.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-2
Ostapenko J.
Krunic A.
6-37-67
Riske Amritraj A.
Muguruza G.
2-66-16-3
Mertens E.
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.
Parry D.
6-46-3
Petkovic A.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Allertova D.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.
Osuigwe W.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Zheng S.
6-16-0
Peterson R.
Puig M.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Niculescu M.
6-41-66-2
Kenin S.
Vandeweghe C.
7-646-3
Siegemund L.
Frech M.
5-76-36-4
Zhu L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Konta J.
Kasatkina D.
6-14-66-2
Gasparyan M.
Hon P.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.
Stosur S.
6-16-3
Zhang S.
Golubic V.
6-26-1
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
7-686-2
Sasnovich A.
Brady J.
6-14-66-0
Bolkvadze M.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Mcnally C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Muchova K.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Cepelova J.
6-45-76-3
Martic P.
Zidansek T.
6-44-66-1
Swiatek I.
Jorovic I.
6-06-1
Sevastova A.
Bouchard E.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-65
Davis L.
Larsson J.
7-56-2
Mladenovic K.
Kerber A.
7-50-66-4
Linette M.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Potapova A.
3-66-26-4
Keys M.
Doi M.
7-56-0
Sakkari M.
Giorgi C.
6-16-0
Osaka N.
Blinkova A.
6-46-756-2
Wang Q.
Dolehide C.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-4
Ferro F.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Barty A.
Diyas Z.
1-66-36-2