Elise Mertens vs Taylor TownsendSingapore Round of 32

Singapore · WTA · Round of 32
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2025
hard
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Mertens E.
6-1 6-0
Townsend T.
Mertens E.
662
Townsend T.
100

Elise Mertens defeated Taylor Townsend 6-1 6-0 in the Singapore round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR64hardTaylor Townsend6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Townsend T.
51
Serve
70
54
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
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.6
5.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
73
Break points saved·Even
90
94
Break points won·Dominant
96
55
Deciding sets·Even
76
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+51 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1796
6.1Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1826
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.1
Surface form
6.5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
8.6
7.0
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
81
97

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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