Jelena Ostapenko vs Elise MertensLuxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2019
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Ostapenko J.
4-6 6-2 6-2
Mertens E.
Ostapenko J.
4662
Mertens E.
6221

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

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

Ostapenko J.Mertens E.
10
Serve
51
45
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
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.3
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
91
74

Ostapenko J.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast