R32 China Open 2024

Cristina Bucsa #79 def. Elise Mertens #29

4-6 6-2 6-2

Cristina Bucsa defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2024 China Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCristina BucsaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
02
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
58.6%48.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.0%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%41.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%46.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
58.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.1%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+2.0-9.9
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.
+9.8-2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2024 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldCristina BucsaElise Mertens
Country ESP BEL
Birth dateJan 1, 1998Nov 17, 1995
Age2628
Height175 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7929
Ranking points (entering)8471,749
Elo (entering)1,6701,839
Current career W-L56–91320–205
Current career earnings$5,120,963$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Cristina Bucsa #79 0 0 Elise Mertens #29

Path

Cristina Bucsa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Liudmila Samsonova #156-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2024R64
Xinxin Yao #2866-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2024R128

Cristina Bucsa's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Muchova #492-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2024R16

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elisabetta Cocciaretto #556-4 6-7(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2024R64