Daria Kasatkina vs Elise Mertens — Montreal Round of 64
Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
AUS10#59WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2023 ·
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLWLWWW
Kasatkina D.6-4 6-2
Mertens E.
Kasatkina D.
662
Mertens E.
420
Daria Kasatkina defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-2 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24. Daria Kasatkina extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Daria Kasatkina dropped just 6 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | Doha | R32 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | R32 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 2022-01-10 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-08-02 | San Jose | SF | hard | Daria Kasatkina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2019-04-22 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Daria Kasatkina | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2017-08-21 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2015-01-19 | Daytona Beach FL $25K | F | clay | Daria Kasatkina | 6-2 4-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
72
Break points saved·Dominant
21
65
Break points won·Even
100
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
55
Kasatkina D.: 16 days rest · Mertens E.: played today · 3 matches, 68 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast