Aryna Sabalenka vs Elise Mertens — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 19 February 2020 ·
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sabalenka A.6-4 6-3
Mertens E.
Sabalenka A.
662
Mertens E.
430
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 11–2. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 12–2.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
11–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 4-0 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2020-02-17 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 2-6 7-6 |
| 2018-04-09 | Lugano | F | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
100
54
Break points saved·Dominant
91
34
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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