Veronika Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#125WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL14
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Kudermetova V.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Mertens E.
Kudermetova V.
4662
Mertens E.
6231

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06HobartQFhardElise Mertens6-1 0-6 6-2
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardElise Mertens3-6 6-4 6-3
2023-02-06Abu DhabiR16hardVeronika Kudermetova6-1 7-5
2021-04-19IstanbulSFclayElise Mertens6-1 6-4
2020-11-09LinzQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2020-08-24CincinnatiR16hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

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

Statistics

This season
Kudermetova V.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kudermetova V.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
90
Break points won·Slight edge
85
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kudermetova V.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[15]
Pliskova K.[9]
6-06-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[15]
Gauff C.
7-636-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Martic P.
6-13-66-2
Quarter-finals
Gauff C.
Barty A.[1]
4-61-2
Martic P.
Pegula J.
7-56-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Svitolina E.[5]
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[9]
Ostapenko J.
4-67-57-61
R16
Gauff C.
Sabalenka A.[7]
7-56-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Pegula J.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Podoroska N.
3-66-16-2
Ostapenko J.
Kerber A.
4-66-36-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Krejcikova B.
3-67-657-5
Svitolina E.[5]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-46-2
Barty A.[1]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
R32
Alexandrova E.
Brady J.[13]
W/O
Barty A.[1]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-1
Kudermetova V.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Kerber A.
Halep S.[3]
1-63-3
Pliskova K.[9]
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Gauff C.
Sakkari M.[17]
6-11-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Kenin S.[4]
6-16-4
Muguruza G.[12]
Pera B.
2-66-07-5
Svitolina E.[5]
Anisimova A.
2-66-36-4
Pegula J.
Osaka N.[2]
7-626-2
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-66-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-1
Swiatek I.[15]
Keys M.
7-56-1
Ostapenko J.
Tomljanovic A.
6-27-63
Podoroska N.
Williams S.[8]
7-667-5
R64
Garcia C.
Cocciaretto E.
7-686-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Giorgi C.
7-646-777-5
Swiatek I.[15]
Riske Amritraj A.
5-4
Pera B.
Zidansek T.
6-36-2
Alexandrova E.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Trevisan M.
0-67-647-66
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-26-0
Podoroska N.
Siegemund L.
2-67-636-1
Martic P.
Rogers S.
5-76-36-4
Pegula J.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-3
Ostapenko J.
Konta J.[16]
6-36-1
Sakkari M.[17]
Hercog P.
7-663-66-2
Muguruza G.[12]
Tig P.
6-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[11]
Linette M.
1-66-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Cornet A.
6-27-5
Kudermetova V.
Mertens E.[14]
4-66-26-3
Gauff C.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-4
Keys M.
Stephens S.
4-66-27-5
Anisimova A.
Wang Q.
7-56-3
Sevastova A.
Teichmann J.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-4
Brady J.[13]
Zhang S.
6-16-4