R16 Miami Open 2023

Elena Rybakina #7 def. Elise Mertens #39

6-4 6-3

Elena Rybakina defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-3 in the 2023 Miami Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena RybakinaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
103
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
39
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.2%52.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
36.4%31.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
87.5%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.7%54.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%12.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.6%37.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.0%45.0%
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.
+5.9-2.3
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.
+2.3-5.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena RybakinaElise Mertens
Country KAZ BEL
Birth dateJun 17, 1999Nov 17, 1995
Age2327
Height184 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)739
Ranking points (entering)3,7201,244
Elo (entering)2,0631,848
Current career W-L319–130326–209
Current career earnings$35,539,662$21,186,310
Pre-match H2H
Elena Rybakina #7 2 – 1 Elise Mertens #39

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paula Badosa #293-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 26, 2023R32
Anna Kalinskaya #647-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 24, 2023R64

Elena Rybakina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Trevisan #246-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 31, 2023QF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Martic #416-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 26, 2023R32
Daria Kasatkina #84-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 24, 2023R64
Alycia Parks #566-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 23, 2023R128