Elise Mertens vs Karolina MuchovaOstrava Round of 16

Ostrava · WTA · Round of 16
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2020
hard
#9WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Mertens E.
6-4 6-2
Muchova K.
Mertens E.
662
Muchova K.
420

Elise Mertens defeated Karolina Muchova 6-4 6-2 in the Ostrava round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Karolina Muchova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13StuttgartR16clayKarolina Muchova1-6 6-3 6-0
2021-02-08Australian OpenR16hardKarolina Muchova7-6(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

Muchova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Muchova K.
51
Serve
70
54
Return
44

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
98
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
74
60

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Muchova K.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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