R32 US Open 2018

Elise Mertens #15 def. Barbora Strycova #23

6-3 7-6(4)

Elise Mertens defeated Barbora Strycova 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2018 US Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensBarbora Strycova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.6%64.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.5%69.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.9%32.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.8%47.2%
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.
+3.3-0.4
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.
+0.4-3.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensBarbora Strycova
Country BEL CZE
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Mar 28, 1986
Age2232
Height179 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1523
Ranking points (entering)2,9401,930
Elo (entering)1,8921,775
Current career W-L320–205288–300
Current career earnings$20,298,565$12,747,182
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Lapko #726-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2018R64
Kurumi Nara #996-2 6-7(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sloane Stephens #33-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2018R16

Barbora Strycova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lara Arruabarrena #856-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2018R64
Danielle Lao #2386-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128