Elise Mertens vs Karolina MuchovaOstrava Round of 16

Ostrava · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 22 October 2020 ·
hard
#6WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$4.5MYTD
$15MCAREER
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 #6, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13StuttgartR16clayKarolina Muchova1-6 6-3 6-0
2021-02-08Australian OpenR16hardKarolina Muchova7-6 7-5
2020-10-19OstravaR16hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
93
Break points saved·Dominant
27
83
Break points won·Slight edge
93
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
100

Mertens E.: 18 days rest · Muchova K.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw