Elise Mertens vs Yulia PutintsevaSan Jose Quarter-final

San Jose · WTA · Quarter-final
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021 ·
hard
#80WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Mertens E.
6-3 7-6
Putintseva Y.
Mertens E.
672
Putintseva Y.
360

Elise Mertens defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 7-6 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-24DohaR32hardYulia Putintseva4-6 6-3 6-2
2020-02-07Fed Cup QLS R1: BEL vs KAZRRhardElise Mertens6-1 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
46
Break points saved·Dominant
65
29
Break points won·Even
97
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
31

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
55
87

Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw