Elise Mertens vs Danka Kovinic — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
Elise Mertens
BEL11
Elise Mertens
#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
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
Mertens E.
6-4 6-4
Kovinic D.
Mertens E.
662
Kovinic D.
440

Elise Mertens defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardElise Mertens6-2 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.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
Mertens E.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Even
56%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
33
Break points saved·Dominant
90
28
Break points won·Clear edge
96
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
2

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Kovinic D.
Freshness·
84
—

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

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-02-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[9]
6-34-66-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Vondrousova M.[12]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-22-0
Muguruza G.[9]
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Mertens E.[11]
6-33-66-0
R16
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
6-6
Muguruza G.[9]
Konta J.[7]
6-46-1
Mertens E.[11]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Yastremska D.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Hercog P.
1-66-17-65
Svitolina E.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-4
Putintseva Y.
Rybakina E.[10]
4-67-636-2
R32
Yastremska D.
Anisimova A.
4-67-636-4
Rybakina E.[10]
Bouzkova M.
7-57-63
Putintseva Y.
Martic P.[8]
6-36-726-4
Azarenka V.
Kenin S.[3]
6-06-0
Mertens E.[11]
Linette M.
6-26-4
Halep S.[1]
Paolini J.
6-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[9]
Gauff C.
7-633-66-3
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Rus A.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kontaveit A.[14]
4-67-56-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Kovinic D.
Bencic B.[6]
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Bolsova A.
4-66-17-64
Konta J.[7]
Begu I.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
R64
Kontaveit A.[14]
Garcia C.
6-37-61
Kuznetsova S.
Pera B.
3-67-636-3
Kovinic D.
Goerges J.
6-16-0
Anisimova A.
Vekic D.[16]
7-647-66
Rybakina E.[10]
Alexandrova E.
6-06-4
Putintseva Y.
Peterson R.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
7-676-2
Kasatkina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Kerber A.[15]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[9]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Juvan K.
4-66-46-1
Rus A.
Swiatek I.
7-656-3
Vondrousova M.[12]
Doi M.
6-14-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zhang S.
6-46-756-1
Linette M.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[11]
Hsieh S.
6-36-1
Bolsova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Blinkova A.
Teichmann J.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Giorgi C.
7-56-756-4
Bouzkova M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Jabeur O.
6-46-3
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3