Karolina Pliskova vs Elise Mertens — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE2
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL11
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Pliskova K.
6-3 3-6 6-0
Mertens E.
Pliskova K.
6362
Mertens E.
3601

Karolina Pliskova defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 3-6 6-0 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending last year's round of 64. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR32clayKarolina Pliskova7-5 2-6 7-6(3)
2023-06-26EastbourneR32grassKarolina Pliskova6-7(3) 6-3 3-0 RET
2022-08-15CincinnatiR32hardElise Mertens7-6(3) 6-3
2019-06-24EastbourneR16grassKarolina Pliskova6-1 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

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
Pliskova K.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.5
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
90
Break points won·Slight edge
87
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
76
Tiebreaks·Even
74
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
94
70

Pliskova K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Mertens E.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 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