Storm Hunter vs Elise MertensBJK Cup Finals RR: AUS vs BEL Round Robin

BJK Cup Finals RR: AUS vs BEL · WTA · Round Robin
#178WTA
1681ELO
1668Hard ELO
31 yrs · 166 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Hunter S.
3-6 7-6 6-0
Mertens E.
Hunter S.
37762
Mertens E.
66501

Storm Hunter defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 7-6 6-0 in the BJK Cup Finals RR: AUS vs BEL round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Storm Hunter claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-06s HertogenboschR32grassElise Mertens6-7(5) 6-1 6-2
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128clayElise Mertens6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Hunter S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hunter S.

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

Hunter S.Mertens E.
Serve
51
Return
54

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
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
80
Break points saved·Dominant
27
90
Break points won·Clear edge
76
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
3.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 113 days (−1.5)
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
2.7Hard Elo 1668
Surface ELO
7.3+180 Hard Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1681
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1894
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.5
Surface form
4.9
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.7
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
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·
81

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