Leylah Fernandez vs Elise MertensGuadalajara Round of 32

Guadalajara · WTA · Round of 32
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2023
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Fernandez L.
6-3 6-4
Mertens E.
Fernandez L.
662
Mertens E.
340

Leylah Fernandez defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-4 in the Guadalajara round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Leylah Fernandez 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
2025-02-17DubaiR64hardElise Mertens6-2 6-2
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardElise Mertens6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Fernandez L.

Even serve battle

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

Fernandez L.Mertens E.
60
Serve
51
27
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
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
90
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
76
Tiebreaks·Even
75
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1785
Surface ELO
5.5+63 Hard Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1894
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.7
Surface form
3.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
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

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
98
78

Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw