Elise Mertens vs Kristyna Pliskova — Prague Semi-final

Prague · WTA · Semi-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 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2020
clay
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Mertens E.
7-5 7-6
Pliskova K.
Mertens E.
7772
Pliskova K.
5640

Elise Mertens defeated Kristyna Pliskova 7-5 7-6 in the Prague semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
2019-02-11DohaR16hardElise Mertens6-2 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
8.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 47). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
4
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
85
Break points won·Dominant
96
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
4
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Pliskova K.
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