Elise Mertens vs Viktoriya TomovaDubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
#174WTA
1626ELO
1586Hard ELO
31 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWW
Mertens E.
4-6 6-2 6-4
Tomova V.
Mertens E.
4662
Tomova V.
6241

Elise Mertens defeated Viktoriya Tomova 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschR32grassElise Mertens6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Tomova V.

Tomova V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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.Tomova V.
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%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
28
Break points saved·Dominant
90
30
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
43

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
78
100

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Tomova V.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw