Veronika Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#423WTA
1836ELO
1765Clay ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 May 2021 ·
clay
BEL14#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLWLWWW
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
- Match story: Veronika Kudermetova dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 4–6 6–2 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Hobart | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-1 0-6 6-2 |
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | R16 | hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2021-04-19 | Istanbul | SF | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | QF | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
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%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
67
72
Break points saved·Dominant
31
65
Break points won·Slight edge
86
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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55
Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast