Elise Mertens vs Jasmine Paolini — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
Elise Mertens
BEL3
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
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
Jasmine Paolini
ITA
Jasmine Paolini
#17WTA
1905ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
Mertens E.
7-5 4-6 6-3
Paolini J.
Mertens E.
7462
Paolini J.
5631

Elise Mertens defeated Jasmine Paolini 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #17, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-09RomeR32clayElise Mertens6-4 6-7 3-6
2024-06-24EastbourneR16grassJasmine Paolini5-2 RET
2023-10-16MonastirFhardElise Mertens6-3 6-0
2022-02-21DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-3 2-6 7-5
2021-10-06Indian WellsR64hardJasmine Paolini3-6 6-4 6-4
2018-04-21Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs ITARRclayElise Mertens6-1 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Paolini J.

Paolini J.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Paolini J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Paolini J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
89
Break points saved·Even
90
87
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Paolini J.
Freshness·Even
78
76

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Paolini J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 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