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Lin Zhu #107 def. Elise Mertens #16

5-7 6-4 7-5

Match Information

Date	Feb 19, 2019*
Tournament	Dubai
Category	WTA 500
Surface	Hard
Round	R64
Winner	Lin Zhu
Score	5-7 6-4 7-5
Loser	Elise Mertens

Stat	Lin Zhu	Elise Mertens
Aces	2	4
Double faults	0	6
First serve %	69	55
First serve points won %	51	59
Second serve points won %	50	42
Break points saved %	56	44
Break points converted %	56	44
Service points won %	50	51
Return points won %	49	50
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Lin Zhu	Elise Mertens
Country	CHN	BEL
Birth date	—	Nov 17, 1995
Age	—	23
Height	173	179
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	107	16
Ranking points (entering)	572	2,745
Elo (entering)	1,616	1,902
Career W-L	92–115	311–199
Career earnings	$4,188,489	$20,040,505

Pre-match H2H

Lin Zhu 0 – 1 Elise Mertens

Path

Lin Zhu's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 16, 2019	Q2	Liudmila Samsonova	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 15, 2019	Q1	Irina Bara	5-7 6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Lin Zhu's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 20, 2019	R32	Lesia Tsurenko	4-6 7-6(5) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Elise Mertens's path

No prior matches in this tournament.