Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Elise Mertens — Palermo Round of 32
Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
#133WTA
1726ELO
1655Clay ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2020 ·
clay
BEL5#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Sasnovich A.6-4 6-1
Mertens E.
Sasnovich A.
662
Mertens E.
410
Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Aliaksandra Sasnovich narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Aliaksandra Sasnovich dropped just 5 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2021-11-01 | BJK Cup Finals RR: BLR vs BEL | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2021-09-13 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 2019-08-05 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2018-09-24 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
40
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
9
26
Break points won·Slight edge
86
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
39
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
41
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
81
100
Sasnovich A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 36 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast