Elise Mertens vs Daria SavilleHong Kong Round of 32

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 32
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2023
hard
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mertens E.
6-1 6-4
Saville D.
Mertens E.
662
Saville D.
140

Elise Mertens defeated Daria Saville 6-1 6-4 in the Hong Kong round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

42
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-08HobartSFhardElise Mertens6-4 4-6 7-5
2022-03-07Indian WellsR32hardDaria Saville6-3 4-6 6-3
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayElise Mertens6-3 6-1
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens7-5 6-3
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayElise Mertens7-6(4) 1-6 6-4
2017-05-01RabatR16clayDaria Saville6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Saville D.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Saville D.
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%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
79
Break points won·Slight edge
96
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
3.5
Surface form
4.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.4
Minutes 14d
7.3
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·
81

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast