Elise Mertens vs Lin Zhu — Wimbledon Round of 64

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 64
Elise Mertens
BEL25
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 June 2021
grass
Lin Zhu
CHN30
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1545Grass ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Mertens E.
6-2 6-0
Zhu L.
Mertens E.
662
Zhu L.
200

Elise Mertens defeated Lin Zhu 6-2 6-0 in the Wimbledon round of 64 on grass. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-05United CupRRhardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
2021-02-08Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens7-6(8) 6-1
2019-02-18DubaiR64hardLin Zhu5-7 6-4 7-5
2018-10-08TianjinR32hardElise Mertens7-5 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
37
Break points saved·Dominant
90
64
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
15
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
65

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Zhu L.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
7.9+205 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.1Grass Elo 1545
8.0Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1674
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Zhu L.
Freshness·Clear edge
81
100

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Zhu L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°CDrizzle
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-36-746-3
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[8]
Sabalenka A.[1]
5-76-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kerber A.[25]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[25]
Muchova K.[10]
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Jabeur O.[21]
6-46-3
Barty A.[1]
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-3
Pliskova K.[8]
Golubic V.
6-26-2
R16
Kerber A.[25]
Gauff C.[7]
6-46-4
Muchova K.[10]
Badosa P.[30]
7-666-4
Golubic V.
Keys M.[26]
7-636-3
Jabeur O.[21]
Swiatek I.[3]
5-76-16-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Rybakina E.[2]
6-34-66-3
Tomljanovic A.
Raducanu E.[30]
6-43-0
Pliskova K.[8]
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Barty A.[1]
Krejcikova B.[14]
7-56-3
R32
Barty A.[1]
Siniakova K.[32]
6-37-5
Raducanu E.[30]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-37-5
Muchova K.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-56-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Begu I.
6-16-0
Gauff C.[7]
Juvan K.
6-36-3
Keys M.[26]
Mertens E.[25]
7-56-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Rogers S.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Osorio C.
6-06-3
Jabeur O.[21]
Muguruza G.[11]
5-76-36-2
Kerber A.[25]
Sasnovich A.[15]
2-66-06-1
Pliskova K.[8]
Martincova T.
6-36-3
Samsonova L.
Stephens S.
6-22-66-4
Krejcikova B.[14]
Sevastova A.
7-613-67-5
Badosa P.[30]
Linette M.
5-76-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Ostapenko J.
4-66-46-2
Golubic V.
Brengle M.
6-26-1
R64
Sasnovich A.[15]
Hibino N.
6-47-64
Mertens E.[25]
Zhu L.[30]
6-26-0
Siniakova K.[32]
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-26-2
Sevastova A.
Kostyuk M.[12]
1-66-46-3
Raducanu E.[30]
Vondrousova M.
6-26-4
Linette M.
Svitolina E.[8]
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Boulter K.
4-66-36-3
Cirstea S.[17]
Azarenka V.[12]
7-653-66-4
Osorio C.
Alexandrova E.[18]
7-56-2
Swiatek I.[3]
Zvonareva V.
6-16-3
Samsonova L.
Pegula J.[4]
6-43-66-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Liu C.
6-46-4
Gauff C.[7]
Vesnina E.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Cornet A.
6-40-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Pliskova K.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[10]
Giorgi C.
6-35-76-3
Krejcikova B.[14]
Petkovic A.
7-56-4
Martincova T.
Podoroska N.
6-37-65
Keys M.[26]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Brengle M.
Kenin S.[4]
6-26-4
Begu I.
Martic P.[26]
7-56-776-3
Jabeur O.[21]
Williams V.
7-56-0
Barty A.[1]
Blinkova A.
6-46-3
Ostapenko J.
Kasatkina D.[31]
6-13-68-6
Juvan K.
Burel C.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[25]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-55-76-4
Pliskova K.[8]
Vekic D.[31]
6-26-2
Stephens S.
Ahn K.
7-56-3
Golubic V.
Collins D.
6-26-0
Rogers S.
Sakkari M.[15]
7-56-4
Muguruza G.[11]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-4
Badosa P.[30]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-1
R128
Ahn K.
Watson H.
2-67-638-6
Giorgi C.
Teichmann J.[24]
6-26-2
Zhu L.[30]
Barthel M.
6-726-36-3
Pliskova K.[8]
Zidansek T.[26]
7-56-4
Begu I.
Volynets K.[5]
6-47-5
Siniakova K.[32]
Wang Y.
6-16-0
Petkovic A.
Paolini J.[13]
6-46-3
Kostyuk M.[12]
Bertens K.[17]
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Fernandez L.[22]
6-16-2
Cornet A.
Andreescu B.
6-26-1
Linette M.
Anisimova A.[6]
2-66-36-1
Mertens E.[25]
Dart H.
6-16-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Krejcikova B.[14]
Tauson C.[24]
6-36-2
Muchova K.[10]
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Raducanu E.[30]
Diatchenko V.
7-646-0
Cirstea S.[17]
Murray S.
6-36-3
Juvan K.
Bencic B.[11]
6-36-3
Gauff C.[7]
Jones F.
7-56-4
Liu C.
Doi M.
2-66-39-7
Rybakina E.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.[18]
Siegemund L.
6-16-3
Osorio C.
Kalinskaya A.[19]
1-66-06-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-32-66-3
Sasnovich A.[15]
Williams S.[6]
3-3
Podoroska N.
Li A.[28]
6-47-61
Samsonova L.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Golubic V.
Kudermetova V.[29]
3-66-111-9
Swiatek I.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Bouzkova M.[21]
7-56-4
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-3
Burel C.
Perez E.
6-26-2
Barty A.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-716-1
Vandeweghe C.
Govortsova O.
6-46-2
Badosa P.[30]
Bolsova A.
6-25-76-2
Pliskova K.
Sharma A.
3-66-46-4
Pegula J.[4]
Garcia C.
6-36-1
Martincova T.
Riske Amritraj A.[28]
6-24-66-1
Blinkova A.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Diyas Z.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.[31]
Tig P.
6-03-66-3
Tomljanovic A.
Minnen G.
6-27-65
Putintseva Y.
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Bogdan A.
6-26-2
Vesnina E.
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Kerber A.[25]
Stojanovic N.
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Konjuh A.
6-33-66-3
Hibino N.
Pera B.
6-15-76-3
Vekic D.[31]
Potapova A.[27]
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Kvitova P.[10]
6-36-4
Davis L.
Burrage J.
6-26-1
Keys M.[26]
Swan K.
6-36-4
Collins D.
Hercog P.
4-66-36-2
Brengle M.
Mchale C.
3-67-510-8
Kenin S.[4]
Wang X.
6-46-2
Martic P.[26]
Gracheva V.
6-736-46-3
Muguruza G.[11]
Ferro F.
6-06-1
Sakkari M.[15]
Rus A.
6-16-1
Jabeur O.[21]
Peterson R.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Buzarnescu M.
7-54-66-3
Rogers S.
Stosur S.
6-15-76-3
Boulter K.
Lao D.
6-766-36-4
Azarenka V.[12]
Baindl K.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Kontaveit A.[24]
2-66-46-2