Elise Mertens vs Leylah Fernandez — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Elise Mertens
BEL18
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
Leylah Fernandez
CAN
Leylah Fernandez
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
Mertens E.
6-1 6-3
Fernandez L.
Mertens E.
662
Fernandez L.
130

Elise Mertens defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leylah Fernandez came in ranked #24, defending last year's round of 128. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DubaiR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
2023-09-18GuadalajaraR32hardLeylah Fernandez6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Fernandez L.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Fernandez L.
51
Serve
60
54
Return
27

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Fernandez L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.3

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Fernandez L.
Freshness·Clear edge
78
98

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[3]
Brady J.[22]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Brady J.[22]
Muchova K.[25]
6-43-66-4
Osaka N.[3]
Williams S.[10]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[25]
Barty A.[1]
1-66-36-2
Brady J.[22]
Pegula J.
4-66-26-1
Osaka N.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Williams S.[10]
Halep S.[2]
6-36-3
R16
Halep S.[2]
Swiatek I.[15]
3-66-16-4
Brady J.[22]
Vekic D.[28]
6-17-5
Barty A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.[19]
6-46-2
Osaka N.[3]
Muguruza G.[14]
4-66-47-5
Williams S.[10]
Sabalenka A.[7]
6-42-66-4
Muchova K.[25]
Mertens E.[18]
7-657-5
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-43-66-3
R32
Williams S.[10]
Potapova A.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.[15]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Kudermetova V.[32]
6-16-3
Vekic D.[28]
Kanepi K.
5-77-626-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Li A.
6-36-1
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-1
Barty A.[1]
Alexandrova E.[29]
6-26-4
Muchova K.[25]
Pliskova K.[6]
7-57-5
Brady J.[22]
Juvan K.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Errani S.
6-42-67-5
Vondrousova M.[19]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Osaka N.[3]
Jabeur O.[27]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Putintseva Y.[26]
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[18]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-1
R64
Hsieh S.
Andreescu B.[8]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[9]
6-41-66-1
Jabeur O.[27]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Saville D.
6-17-67
Alexandrova E.[29]
Krejcikova B.
6-37-64
Kontaveit A.[21]
Watson H.
6-756-46-2
Rogers S.
Danilovic O.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[11]
Kuznetsova S.
7-52-66-4
Mertens E.[18]
Zhu L.
7-686-1
Pliskova K.[6]
Collins D.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.[4]
6-36-2
Vekic D.[28]
Podoroska N.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Sherif M.
3-67-626-3
Pegula J.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Mladenovic K.
Hibino N.
7-56-1
Putintseva Y.[26]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-41-66-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Gauff C.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Williams V.
6-16-0
Vondrousova M.[19]
Marino R.
6-17-5
Diyas Z.
Pera B.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.[3]
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[7]
Kasatkina D.
7-656-3
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-27-66
Williams S.[10]
Stojanovic N.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.[15]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Ferro F.
Rybakina E.[17]
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Gracheva V.
5-76-26-2
Halep S.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-47-5
Muchova K.[25]
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Brady J.[22]
Brengle M.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Potapova A.
Babos T.
6-26-4
R128
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Bencic B.[11]
Davis L.
6-34-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Konta J.[13]
4-62-0
Errani S.
Wang Q.[30]
2-66-46-4
Jabeur O.[27]
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Hibi M.
7-626-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Rus A.
6-16-3
Williams S.[10]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Muguruza G.[14]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-0
Cornet A.
Savinykh V.
6-24-67-67
Cirstea S.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Cocciaretto E.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-32-66-2
Brady J.[22]
Bolsova A.
6-16-3
Stojanovic N.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Barty A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-06-0
Saville D.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-5
Alexandrova E.[29]
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Jones F.
6-46-1
Zhu L.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[18]
Fernandez L.
6-16-3
Muchova K.[25]
Ostapenko J.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Podoroska N.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[4]
Inglis M.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
Vekic D.[28]
Wang Y.
4-66-36-4
Sherif M.
Paquet C.
7-57-5
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.[12]
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Sharma A.
2-66-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sakkari M.[20]
6-20-66-3
Putintseva Y.[26]
Stephens S.
4-66-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Burel C.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Bouzkova M.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.[8]
Buzarnescu M.
6-24-66-3
Hsieh S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Peterson R.
2-67-57-5
Marino R.
Birrell K.
6-07-69
Kvitova P.[9]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Zidansek T.
6-27-5
Pera B.
Kerber A.[23]
6-06-4
Li A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-26-0
Osaka N.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-4
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-16-4
Potapova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[24]
6-26-1
Rybakina E.[17]
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Kostyuk M.
6-27-65
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-13-67-67
Tomljanovic A.
Doi M.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-3
Samsonova L.
Badosa P.
6-747-647-5
Halep S.[2]
Cabrera L.
6-26-1
Ferro F.
Siniakova K.
6-756-26-4
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Babos T.
Bonaventure Y.
7-606-4
Danilovic O.
Martic P.[16]
7-53-66-4