Elise Mertens vs Kristina MladenovicSan Jose Round of 16

San Jose · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
hard
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Mertens E.
6-2 4-6 6-4
Mladenovic K.
Mertens E.
6462
Mladenovic K.
2641

Elise Mertens defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the San Jose round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-24CincinnatiR32hardElise Mertens6-1 6-7(5) 6-3
2018-02-10Fed Cup WG R1: BEL vs FRARRhardKristina Mladenovic6-4 6-4
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR32hardKristina Mladenovic7-6(5) 6-4
2017-01-09HobartR32hardElise Mertens6-1 6-2
2016-06-06's HertogenboschQFgrassKristina Mladenovic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Mladenovic K.
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%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
27
Break points saved·Dominant
90
26
Break points won·Dominant
96
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
48
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
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.2
Surface form
3.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
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

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Freshness·
84

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast