Elise Mertens vs Eugenie Bouchard — Prague Quarter-final

Prague · WTA · Quarter-final
Elise Mertens
BEL3
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2020
clay
CAN
Eugenie Bouchard
#851WTA
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Mertens E.
6-4 1-6 6-4
Bouchard E.
Mertens E.
6162
Bouchard E.
4641

Elise Mertens defeated Eugenie Bouchard 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the Prague quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-4
2016-06-06's HertogenboschR32grassElise Mertens6-2 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bouchard E.

Bouchard E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Bouchard E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Bouchard E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
20
Break points saved·Dominant
90
47
Break points won·Dominant
96
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Bouchard E.
Freshness·
84
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Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[3]
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Begu I.
7-626-3
Mertens E.[3]
Pliskova K.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
2-5
Begu I.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Frech M.
6-26-0
Mertens E.[3]
Bouchard E.
6-41-66-4
R16
Frech M.
Rus A.
6-32-66-4
Bogdan A.
Tsurenko L.
W/O
Begu I.
Kung L.
6-737-57-67
Sorribes Tormo S.
Siegemund L.
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Krejcikova B.
3-67-56-2
Bouchard E.
Zidansek T.
7-626-726-2
Pliskova K.
Martic P.[2]
6-17-5
Mertens E.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
R32
Tsurenko L.
Alexandrova E.[5]
6-26-4
Begu I.
Sevastova A.[9]
6-26-2
Kung L.
Bolsova A.
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Strycova B.[7]
7-636-1
Bouchard E.
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-3
Zidansek T.
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-0
Giorgi C.
Kostyuk M.
4-66-27-64
Mertens E.[3]
Paolini J.
7-54-66-3
Bogdan A.
Hunter S.
6-16-1
Pliskova K.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-27-5
Martic P.[2]
Gracheva V.
7-626-3
Krejcikova B.
Tig P.
6-46-3
Frech M.
Ruse E.
7-686-3
Rus A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Hercog P.
6-11-67-63
Siegemund L.
Sherif M.
4-66-06-1