Elise Mertens vs Anhelina KalininaCincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2022
hard
#59WTA
1827ELO
1743Hard ELO
29 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWW
Mertens E.
6-1 6-1
Kalinina A.
Mertens E.
662
Kalinina A.
110

Elise Mertens defeated Anhelina Kalinina 6-1 6-1 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-11-09LinzR32hardElise Mertens2-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kalinina A.

Kalinina A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kalinina A.
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
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
80
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
82
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
58

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+104 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1743
5.9Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1827
10.0
H2H
0.0
3.8
Surface form
4.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.9
Minutes 14d
8.7
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.1
Country comfort
Context
6.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
84
97

Mertens E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Kalinina A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw