Elise Mertens vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — BJK Cup Finals RR: BLR vs BEL Round Robin

BJK Cup Finals RR: BLR vs BEL · WTA · Round Robin
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 November 2021
hard
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#122WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Mertens E.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.
6462
Sasnovich A.
2621

Elise Mertens defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the BJK Cup Finals RR: BLR vs BEL round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-14StuttgartR32clayElise Mertens7-6(3) 6-2
2021-09-13LuxembourgR16hardElise Mertens3-6 6-2 7-5
2020-08-03PalermoR32clayAliaksandra Sasnovich6-4 6-1
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardElise Mertens3-6 6-3 6-1
2018-09-24WuhanR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich7-6(5) 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.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.Sasnovich A.
51
Serve
37
54
Return
35

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
4.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
79
Break points won·Even
96
93
Deciding sets·Even
76
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Sasnovich A.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
6.8+150 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Hard Elo 1697
6.9Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.1Overall Elo 1726
10.0
H2H
0.0
3.8
Surface form
6.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
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.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·Clear edge
78
100

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Sasnovich A.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About