Elise Mertens vs Anhelina KalininaLinz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020
hard
#66WTA
1827ELO
1743Hard ELO
29 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWW
Mertens E.
2-6 6-1 6-2
Kalinina A.
Mertens E.
2662
Kalinina A.
6121

Elise Mertens defeated Anhelina Kalinina 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardElise Mertens6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kalinina A.

Kalinina A.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Kalinina A.
51
Serve
54
Return

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%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
80
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
82
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
74
95

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Kalinina A.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 91%