Elise Mertens vs Anna BlinkovaMonterrey Round of 32

Monterrey · 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, 18 August 2025
hard
#102WTA
1694ELO
1654Hard ELO
27 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWW
Mertens E.
6-4 6-3
Blinkova A.
Mertens E.
662
Blinkova A.
430

Elise Mertens defeated Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3 in the Monterrey round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #24.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Blinkova A.

Blinkova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mertens 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

Mertens E.Blinkova A.
51
Serve
0
54
Return
47

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
66
Break points saved·Dominant
90
58
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+193 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1654
7.8Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1694
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
3.7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
9.3
4.0
3-set count
7.0
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·Slight edge
81
71

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Blinkova A.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
33°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 43%