Elise Mertens vs Polina KudermetovaWuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
#113WTA
1727ELO
1646Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
Mertens E.
7-6 6-3
Kudermetova P.
Mertens E.
7762
Kudermetova P.
6530

Elise Mertens defeated Polina Kudermetova 7-6 6-3 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 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 Kudermetova P.

Kudermetova P.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.Kudermetova P.
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·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
77
Break points won·Even
96
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
29
Tiebreaks·
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.7+201 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Hard Elo 1646
7.4Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1727
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
2.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
7.9
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
74
91

Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d) · Kudermetova P.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw