Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Elise Mertens — Roland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#128WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2023
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL23
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Pavlyuchenkova A.
3-6 7-6 6-3
Mertens E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
37762
Mertens E.
66331

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 7-6 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending last year's round of 16. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-08DohaR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-1
2024-01-29LinzQFhardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-3 6-2
2017-06-26EastbourneR32grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 6-4 6-1
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG R1: RUS vs BELRRclayElise Mertens6-4 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

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

Statistics

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pavlyuchenkova A.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
80
Break points saved·Even
87
90
Break points won·Slight edge
91
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Mertens E.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Clay Elo 1692
Surface ELO
6.4+119 Clay Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1894
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
6.0
5.6
Country comfort
6.2
Context
5.0
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
Pavlyuchenkova A.Mertens E.
Freshness·
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74

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[3]
Muchova K.[10]
6-25-76-4
Semi-finals
Muchova K.[10]
Sabalenka A.[1]
7-656-757-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Haddad Maia B.[14]
6-27-67
Quarter-finals
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Jabeur O.[7]
3-67-656-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-46-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Gauff C.[4]
6-46-2
Muchova K.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
R16
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-736-37-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Tsurenko L.
5-1
Jabeur O.[7]
Pera B.
6-36-1
Gauff C.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
7-56-2
Muchova K.[10]
Avanesyan E.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mertens E.[23]
3-67-636-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Kasatkina D.[9]
6-47-65
Sabalenka A.[1]
Stephens S.
7-656-4
R32
Kasatkina D.[9]
Stearns P.
6-06-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rybakina E.[2]
W/O
Gauff C.[4]
Andreeva M.[8]
6-756-16-1
Tsurenko L.
Andreescu B.[25]
6-16-1
Schmiedlova A.
Day K.
6-16-3
Pera B.
Cocciaretto E.
6-47-62
Jabeur O.[7]
Danilovic O.
4-66-46-2
Stephens S.
Putintseva Y.
6-33-66-2
Swiatek I.[3]
Wang X.
6-06-0
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Alexandrova E.[14]
5-76-47-5
Muchova K.[10]
Begu I.[27]
6-36-2
Avanesyan E.
Tauson C.[21]
3-66-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Potapova A.[28]
4-66-36-0
Mertens E.[23]
Pegula J.[5]
6-16-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Blinkova A.
2-66-27-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Rakhimova K.
6-26-2
R64
Tsurenko L.
Davis L.
6-31-0
Cocciaretto E.
Waltert S.
6-26-3
Blinkova A.
Garcia C.[5]
4-66-37-5
Kasatkina D.[9]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Stephens S.
Gracheva V.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Zheng Q.[19]
6-34-66-2
Rakhimova K.
Frech M.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Noskova L.[12]
6-36-3
Pegula J.[5]
Giorgi C.
6-20-0
Pera B.
Vekic D.[22]
3-66-46-3
Jabeur O.[7]
Dodin O.
6-26-3
Avanesyan E.
Jeanjean L.
6-07-5
Andreeva M.[8]
Parry D.
6-16-2
Gauff C.[4]
Grabher J.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Shymanovich I.
7-56-2
Mertens E.[23]
Osorio C.
6-37-63
Wang X.
Peterson R.
7-656-2
Begu I.[27]
Errani S.
6-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bolsova A.
6-36-4
Potapova A.[28]
Sherif M.
3-66-46-1
Day K.
Keys M.[19]
6-24-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Martic P.
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Paolini J.[13]
6-27-5
Swiatek I.[3]
Liu C.
6-46-0
Andreescu B.[25]
Navarro E.
6-16-4
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Shnaider D.[25]
6-25-76-4
Tauson C.[21]
Fernandez L.[24]
6-35-76-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Samsonova L.[20]
4-67-57-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Friedsam A.
6-26-0
Svitolina E.[7]
Hunter S.
2-66-36-1
Muchova K.[10]
Podoroska N.
6-30-66-3
Stearns P.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-31-66-2
R128
Swiatek I.[3]
Bucsa C.[31]
6-46-0
Peterson R.
Ferro F.
6-26-0
Navarro E.
Andreeva E.
6-23-66-4
Bolsova A.
Kucova K.
6-26-1
Day K.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-1
Danilovic O.
Baindl K.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Janicijevic S.
0-66-26-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-2
Samsonova L.[20]
Volynets K.
6-06-1
Giorgi C.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
Stearns P.
Siniakova K.
7-676-2
Ostapenko J.[29]
Martincova T.
6-37-5
Osorio C.
Bogdan A.
3-66-37-5
Haddad Maia B.[14]
Maria T.
6-06-1
Andreescu B.[25]
Azarenka V.[18]
2-66-36-4
Waltert S.
Mandlik E.
6-14-66-2
Shnaider D.[25]
Marino R.
6-37-5
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.[20]
6-06-4
Frech M.
Zhang S.[29]
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.[9]
Niemeier J.
6-36-4
Noskova L.[12]
Kovinic D.
6-32-1
Alexandrova E.[14]
Tomova V.
6-12-66-1
Davis L.
Zhu L.
6-36-3
Tsurenko L.
Krejcikova B.[13]
6-26-4
Parry D.
Kalinina A.[25]
6-26-3
Grabher J.
Rus A.
6-26-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Burel C.
7-606-2
Martic P.
Rogers S.[32]
3-66-36-2
Friedsam A.
Hibino N.
6-33-66-4
Pera B.
Kontaveit A.
7-666-2
Vekic D.[22]
Yastremska D.
6-27-5
Jabeur O.[7]
Bronzetti L.
6-46-1
Podoroska N.
Ponchet J.
6-06-2
Errani S.
Teichmann J.
3-66-46-2
Muchova K.[10]
Sakkari M.[8]
7-657-5
Jeanjean L.
Birrell K.
6-46-766-3
Fernandez L.[24]
Linette M.[21]
6-31-66-3
Avanesyan E.
Bencic B.[11]
6-32-66-4
Potapova A.[28]
Townsend T.
6-16-2
Sherif M.
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Bonaventure Y.
6-26-0
Hunter S.
Parrizas Diaz N.
4-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Trevisan M.[26]
6-26-2
Vondrousova M.
Parks A.
6-46-0
Gracheva V.
Galfi D.
6-42-66-1
Rakhimova K.
Bejlek S.
6-06-3
Shymanovich I.
Udvardy P.
6-766-36-1
Schmiedlova A.
Kudermetova V.[11]
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Zanevska M.
7-57-63
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-36-2
Begu I.[27]
Bondar A.
6-46-2
Tauson C.[21]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-26-0
Cocciaretto E.
Kvitova P.[10]
6-36-4
Liu C.
In Albon Y.
6-16-4
Andreeva M.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Kanepi K.
6-13-66-1
Gauff C.[4]
Masarova R.
3-66-16-2
Paolini J.[13]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-52-66-2
Mertens E.[23]
Hruncakova V.
6-16-4
Pegula J.[5]
Collins D.
6-46-2
Garcia C.[5]
Wang X.[32]
7-644-66-4
Zheng Q.[19]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-36-1
Rybakina E.[2]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-46-2
Wang X.
Bouzkova M.[27]
6-47-65