Yue Yuan vs Elise MertensBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
#121WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Yuan Y.
3-6 6-1 6-4
Mertens E.
Yuan Y.
3662
Mertens E.
6141

Yue Yuan defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yue Yuan claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschQFgrassElise Mertens6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

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

Yuan Y.Mertens E.
30
Serve
51
35
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
62%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (169 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
90
Break points won·Clear edge
77
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.2Hard Elo 1610
Surface ELO
7.8+237 Hard Elo edge
2.0Overall Elo 1629
ELO gap
8.0Overall Elo 1894
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.4
Surface form
4.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.3
Minutes 14d
8.0
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
4.0
Country comfort
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

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Freshness·
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw