R32 Cincinnati Open 2021

Elena Rybakina #19 def. Elise Mertens #15

6-3 6-2

Elena Rybakina defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2 in the 2021 Cincinnati Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena RybakinaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
54
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.0%46.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.5%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.1%59.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.4%25.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.4%41.6%
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.
+17.4+2.9
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.
-2.9-17.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 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
Age2225
Height184 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1915
Ranking points (entering)3,0833,580
Elo (entering)1,8531,875
Current career W-L313–129320–205
Current career earnings$29,818,052$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Elena Rybakina #19 1 1 Elise Mertens #15

Path

Elena Rybakina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #1876-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64

Elena Rybakina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paula Badosa #292-6 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2021R16

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Podoroska #376-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2021R64