R16 Charleston Open 2025

Qinwen Zheng #8 def. Elise Mertens #28

6-3 3-6 6-3

Qinwen Zheng defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2025 Charleston Open third round on clay courts on April 3, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatQinwen ZhengElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
61
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
58
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.8%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.4%59.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.5%44.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.8%53.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.9%40.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.9-3.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.8-2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldQinwen ZhengElise Mertens
Country CHN BEL
Birth dateOct 8, 2002Nov 17, 1995
Age2229
Height178 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)828
Ranking points (entering)4,1351,756
Elo (entering)2,0441,906
Current career W-L141–82320–205
Current career earnings$10,484,265$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Qinwen Zheng #8 0 0 Elise Mertens #28

Path

Qinwen Zheng's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sakkari #646-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 2, 2025R32

Qinwen Zheng's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Alexandrova #261-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataApr 4, 2025QF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Varvara Gracheva #666-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 2, 2025R32