Garbine Muguruza vs Elise Mertens — Dubai Semi-final

Dubai · WTA · Semi-final
ESP9
Garbine Muguruza
32 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL10
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Muguruza G.
6-4 7-6
Mertens E.
Muguruza G.
6772
Mertens E.
4650

Garbine Muguruza defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-16Australian OpenR128hardElise Mertens3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardGarbine Muguruza2-6 6-0 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Muguruza G.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Muguruza G.

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

Muguruza G.Mertens E.
—
Serve
51
—
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Muguruza G.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Muguruza G.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
80
Break points saved·Even
90
90
Break points won·Slight edge
88
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
67
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Muguruza G.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
81

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[9]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-3
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[9]
Mertens E.[10]
6-47-65
Krejcikova B.
Teichmann J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Sabalenka A.[3]
3-66-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Pegula J.
5-77-56-0
Teichmann J.
Gauff C.
6-36-3
R16
Sabalenka A.[3]
Kontaveit A.[15]
6-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Garcia C.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-12-67-5
Teichmann J.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Gauff C.
Martincova T.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Swiatek I.[8]
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-06-2
R32
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-23-4
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.[1]
2-66-46-1
Potapova A.
Keys M.[11]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[6]
Kudermetova V.
6-45-76-4
Jabeur O.
Rybakina E.[14]
7-664-66-2
Gauff C.
Vondrousova M.[12]
3-66-06-4
Martincova T.
Bertens K.[5]
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[15]
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.[8]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-756-2
Mertens E.[10]
Rogers S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Martic P.[13]
7-626-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Tig P.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Kasatkina D.
6-43-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.
Wang Q.
6-41-67-5
Keys M.[11]
Liang E.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Teichmann J.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[14]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Gauff C.
Alexandrova E.
7-632-67-68
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
7-656-766-3
Doi M.
Hercog P.
6-24-66-3
Anisimova A.
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Begu I.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.[15]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
3-66-26-4
Rogers S.
Kanepi K.
7-646-2
Mertens E.[10]
Tomova V.
4-66-26-4
Pegula J.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Pera B.
6-06-3