Elise Mertens vs Nadia Podoroska — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Elise Mertens
BEL15
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
ARG
Nadia Podoroska
#533WTA
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Mertens E.
6-3 6-4
Podoroska N.
Mertens E.
662
Podoroska N.
340

Elise Mertens defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Podoroska N.

Podoroska N.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Podoroska N.
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
Mertens E.Podoroska N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Podoroska N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
52
Break points saved·Dominant
90
42
Break points won·Clear edge
96
81
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
56

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Podoroska N.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.5
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
5.4
Country comfort
Context
8.5
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.Podoroska N.
Freshness·
81
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Teichmann J.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Teichmann J.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-4
Barty A.[1]
Kerber A.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Badosa P.
7-52-0
Barty A.[1]
Krejcikova B.[9]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Bencic B.[10]
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-43-3
R16
Bencic B.[10]
Muchova K.
7-52-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Barty A.[1]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-06-2
Krejcikova B.[9]
Muguruza G.[8]
6-16-756-2
Kerber A.
Ostapenko J.
4-66-27-5
Kvitova P.[11]
Jabeur O.
6-16-2
Badosa P.
Rybakina E.
6-27-65
Teichmann J.
Osaka N.[2]
3-66-36-3
R32
Pegula J.
Halep S.[12]
W/O
Kvitova P.[11]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Sabalenka A.[3]
5-76-27-64
Muchova K.
Andreescu B.[7]
6-46-2
Bencic B.[10]
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Ostapenko J.
Brady J.[13]
6-725-4
Teichmann J.
Pera B.
6-16-4
Osaka N.[2]
Gauff C.
4-66-36-4
Muguruza G.[8]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Barty A.[1]
Watson H.
6-47-63
Azarenka V.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Krejcikova B.[9]
Yastremska D.
6-17-65
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.[4]
7-52-66-4
Jabeur O.
Swiatek I.[6]
6-36-3
Rybakina E.
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-2
R64
Yastremska D.
Mcnally C.
7-637-61
Azarenka V.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Fernandez L.
6-26-2
Watson H.
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[11]
Keys M.
7-56-4
Pegula J.
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Sakkari M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Zidansek T.
7-56-1
Brady J.[13]
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Kudermetova V.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-26-0
Halep S.[12]
Linette M.
6-43-66-1
Badosa P.
Martic P.
4-66-47-69
Mertens E.[15]
Podoroska N.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Collins D.
6-42-1
Muchova K.
Konta J.
3-67-656-2
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
7-674-66-4
Krejcikova B.[9]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[10]
Vondrousova M.
6-37-5
Pera B.
Peterson R.
6-46-1
Gauff C.
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Kontaveit A.
6-24-67-5
Teichmann J.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0