Karolina Muchova vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
Karolina Muchova
CZE25
Karolina Muchova
#9WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL18
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Muchova K.
7-6 7-5
Mertens E.
Muchova K.
7772
Mertens E.
6550

Karolina Muchova defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #9, defending last year's round of 64. Karolina Muchova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13StuttgartR16clayKarolina Muchova1-6 6-3 6-0
2020-10-19OstravaR16hardElise Mertens6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Muchova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

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

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

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

Statistics

This season
Muchova K.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Muchova K.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
60
74

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