Victoria Azarenka vs Elise MertensOstrava Quarter-final

Ostrava · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#450WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 23 October 2020 ·
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Azarenka V.
6-4 6-1
Mertens E.
Azarenka V.
662
Mertens E.
410

Victoria Azarenka defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the Ostrava quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-10-19OstravaQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-1
2020-08-31US OpenQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
45
Break points saved·Dominant
67
27
Break points won·Slight edge
99
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
60
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Mertens E.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw