Elise Mertens vs Mirra AndreevaRome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
0 — 2
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2026 ·
clay
#5WTA
2074ELO
2034Clay ELO
$5.4MYTD
$13MCAREER
19 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWWW
Mertens E.
3-6 3-6
Andreeva M.
Mertens E.
330
Andreeva M.
662

Mirra Andreeva defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Mirra Andreeva came in ranked #5, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Andreeva M.

Andreeva M.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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 clay

Mertens E.Andreeva M.
Serve
62
Return
18

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
96
Break points won·Even
96
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
97
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
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.8Clay Elo 1811
Surface ELO
7.2+224 Clay Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1894
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 2074
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
8.5
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
66
89

Mertens E.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 84 games (7d) · Andreeva M.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final