Eva Lys vs Elise MertensMonastir Round of 16

Monastir · WTA · Round of 16
#76WTA
1791ELO
1770Hard ELO
24 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2024
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Lys E.
1-6 6-2 7-6
Mertens E.
Lys E.
16772
Mertens E.
62641

Eva Lys defeated Elise Mertens 1-6 6-2 7-6 in the Monastir round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending the title, but Eva Lys had arrived on a 5-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lys E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lys E.

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

Lys E.Mertens E.
11
Serve
51
81
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
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.6
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (107 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
60
80
Break points saved·Dominant
57
90
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
76
Tiebreaks·
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1770
Surface ELO
6.0+78 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1791
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1894
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.5
Surface form
3.8
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
Opponent rise
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

Lys E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast