Elise Mertens vs Vera Zvonareva — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Elise Mertens
BEL19
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022
hard
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Mertens E.
6-4 7-5
Zvonareva V.
Mertens E.
672
Zvonareva V.
450

Elise Mertens defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-11-09LinzR16hardElise Mertens6-4 5-7 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.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.Zvonareva V.
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.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Even
80
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
79
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
52

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Mertens E.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Zvonareva V.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.3+188 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Hard Elo 1659
7.5Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
2.5Overall Elo 1693
10.0
H2H
0.0
4.1
Surface form
5.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
7.3
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.8
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Zvonareva V.
Freshness·
81
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Collins D.[27]
6-37-62
Semi-finals
Collins D.[27]
Swiatek I.[7]
6-46-1
Barty A.[1]
Keys M.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Krejcikova B.[4]
6-36-2
Swiatek I.[7]
Kanepi K.
4-67-626-3
Barty A.[1]
Pegula J.[21]
6-26-0
Collins D.[27]
Cornet A.
7-56-1
R16
Barty A.[1]
Anisimova A.
6-46-3
Keys M.
Badosa P.[8]
6-36-1
Swiatek I.[7]
Cirstea S.
5-76-36-3
Kanepi K.
Sabalenka A.[2]
5-76-27-67
Krejcikova B.[4]
Azarenka V.[24]
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Halep S.[14]
6-43-66-4
Pegula J.[21]
Sakkari M.[5]
7-606-3
Collins D.[27]
Mertens E.[19]
4-66-46-4
R32
Anisimova A.
Osaka N.[13]
4-66-37-65
Pegula J.[21]
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-636-2
Keys M.
Wang Q.
4-66-37-62
Badosa P.[8]
Kostyuk M.
6-25-76-4
Collins D.[27]
Tauson C.
4-66-47-5
Mertens E.[19]
Zhang S.
6-26-2
Halep S.[14]
Kovinic D.
6-26-1
Cornet A.
Zidansek T.[29]
4-66-46-2
Kanepi K.
Inglis M.
2-66-26-0
Sabalenka A.[2]
Vondrousova M.[31]
4-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
6-32-66-2
Barty A.[1]
Giorgi C.[30]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Kudermetova V.[28]
6-46-1
Krejcikova B.[4]
Ostapenko J.[26]
2-66-46-4
Swiatek I.[7]
Kasatkina D.[25]
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[24]
Svitolina E.[15]
6-06-2
R64
Svitolina E.[15]
Tan H.
6-35-75-1
Parrizas Diaz N.
Zanevska M.
W/O
Zhang S.
Rybakina E.[12]
6-41-0
Barty A.[1]
Bronzetti L.
6-16-1
Giorgi C.[30]
Martincova T.
6-27-62
Kudermetova V.[28]
Ruse E.
6-27-5
Ostapenko J.[26]
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-26-4
Keys M.
Cristian J.
6-27-5
Badosa P.[8]
Trevisan M.
6-06-3
Collins D.[27]
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[14]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-0
Kovinic D.
Raducanu E.[17]
6-44-66-3
Cornet A.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-3
Swiatek I.[7]
Peterson R.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[25]
Linette M.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Kucova K.
6-26-4
Kanepi K.
Bouzkova M.
6-27-63
Vondrousova M.[31]
Samsonova L.
6-27-5
Sabalenka A.[2]
Wang X.
1-66-46-2
Inglis M.
Baptiste H.
7-642-66-2
Pegula J.[21]
Pera B.
6-46-4
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Osaka N.[13]
Brengle M.
6-06-4
Tauson C.
Kontaveit A.[6]
6-26-4
Anisimova A.
Bencic B.[22]
6-27-5
Wang Q.
Van Uytvanck A.
2-67-656-3
Krejcikova B.[4]
Wang X.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.[24]
Teichmann J.
6-16-2
Kostyuk M.
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
7-656-3
Mertens E.[19]
Begu I.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.[29]
Watson H.
7-646-4
R128
Kucova K.
Doi M.
6-37-5
Kudermetova V.[28]
Liu C.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-06-1
Wang X.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vekic D.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.[24]
Udvardy P.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[15]
Ferro F.
6-17-64
Keys M.
Kenin S.[11]
7-627-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Gauff C.[18]
6-46-2
Kostyuk M.
Parry D.
6-17-62
Konjuh A.
Rogers S.
4-66-37-5
Collins D.[27]
Dolehide C.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[19]
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Begu I.
Dodin O.
2-67-56-3
Zhang S.
Golubic V.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[12]
Diyas Z.
6-737-636-1
Halep S.[14]
Frech M.
6-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Volynets K.
3-66-26-3
Zidansek T.[29]
Rus A.
3-66-37-68
Watson H.
Sherif M.
6-35-76-2
Cornet A.
Tomova V.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Burel C.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Sevastova A.
6-47-5
Bronzetti L.
Gracheva V.
3-66-26-3
Giorgi C.[30]
Potapova A.
6-46-0
Bencic B.[22]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Anisimova A.
Hartono A.
2-66-46-3
Osaka N.[13]
Osorio C.
6-36-3
Parrizas Diaz N.
Bara I.
6-36-1
Pera B.
Alexandrova E.
7-56-3
Pegula J.[21]
Kalinina A.
4-67-617-5
Ruse E.
Paolini J.
6-16-3
Brengle M.
Yastremska D.
6-10-65-0
Krejcikova B.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-26-0
Zanevska M.
Juvan K.
7-677-64
Kasatkina D.[25]
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Anderson R.
6-756-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[10]
Bondar A.
6-26-1
Bouzkova M.
Marino R.
6-16-3
Inglis M.
Fernandez L.[23]
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.[31]
Hon P.
6-26-3
Samsonova L.
Bektas E.
7-56-4
Wang X.
Li A.
7-656-3
Sabalenka A.[2]
Hunter S.
5-76-36-2
Tauson C.
Sharma A.
6-36-4
Teichmann J.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.[16]
6-46-3
Sorribes Tormo S.[32]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Sakkari M.[5]
Maria T.
6-47-62
Zheng Q.
Sasnovich A.
6-31-67-65
Badosa P.[8]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-0
Kovinic D.
Jang S.
6-32-66-4
Cristian J.
Minnen G.
7-56-4
Trevisan M.
Hibino N.
6-26-3
Martincova T.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Ostapenko J.[26]
Schmiedlova A.
6-776-46-1
Swiatek I.[7]
Dart H.
6-36-0
Kontaveit A.[6]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Raducanu E.[17]
Stephens S.
6-02-66-1
Peterson R.
Saville D.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[20]
6-26-2
Baptiste H.
Garcia C.
4-67-646-3