R16 Italian Open 2026

Mirra Andreeva #7 def. Elise Mertens #22

6-3 6-3

Mirra Andreeva defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the 2026 Italian Open fourth round on clay courts on May 11, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMirra AndreevaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
44
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.4%64.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.5%73.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%21.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%54.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.3%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
+9.2-2.2
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.
+2.2-9.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldMirra AndreevaElise Mertens
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateApr 29, 2007Nov 17, 1995
Age1930
Height175 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)722
Ranking points (entering)4,1811,858
Elo (entering)2,0541,898
Current career W-L138–57325–208
Current career earnings$14,697,747$21,155,310
Pre-match H2H
Mirra Andreeva #7 0 – 0 Elise Mertens #22

Path

Mirra Andreeva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktorija Golubic #906-1 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2026R32
Antonia Ruzic #596-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2026R64

Mirra Andreeva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #46-4 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2026QF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jasmine Paolini #84-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2026R32
Panna Udvardy #716-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2026R64