Elise Mertens vs Su Wei HsiehRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Mertens E.
6-3 6-1
Hsieh S.
Mertens E.
662
Hsieh S.
310

Elise Mertens defeated Su Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-16OsakaR16hardElise Mertens6-3 1-6 6-2
2018-10-08TianjinQFhardSu Wei Hsieh6-2 4-0 RET
2018-04-30RabatSFclayElise Mertens6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
5.1
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 53). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
55
Break points saved·Dominant
90
59
Break points won·Dominant
96
70
Deciding sets·Even
76
74
Tiebreaks·Even
75
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw