Elise Mertens is 6 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Mertens has defeated Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Lin Zhu.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw and the likely opposition at Australian Open. The Belgian has a weak record (3-10) against the likely opposition.
R2 – Lin Zhu’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Lin Zhu has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 11 years, the Chinese has a 265-161 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Zhu was defeated by Alison Riske in the 2nd round 6-3 6-1.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Lin Zhu
This contest would be 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Lin Zhu square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Mertens and Zhu (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard .
R3 – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Belinda Bencic has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 10 years, Belinda has a 139-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Belinda was defeated by Anett Kontaveit in the 3rd round 6-0 6-1.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Belinda Bencic
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Belinda Bencic since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Elise Mertens may come up against Svetlana Kuznetsova. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
R4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 14 years, Pliskova has a 269-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open the Czech surrendered to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 3rd round 7-6(4) 7-6(3).
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Karolina Pliskova
This contest would be 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Karolina Pliskova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard .
Nonetheless, Elise Mertens may come up against Karolina Muchova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
1/4 – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Ashleigh has a 144-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4.
Last year at the Australian Open Ashleigh lost to Sofia Kenin in the semifinal 7-6(6) 7-5.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Ashleigh Barty
This match would represent the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Ashleigh Barty square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
Anyhow, Elise Mertens could face Anett Kontaveit. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Elise Mertens.
1/2 – Sofia Kenin’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Sofia Kenin
Sofia Kenin has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 8 years, Sofia has a 131-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Kenin won the competition after downing Garbine Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Sofia Kenin
This would be the 4th time that Elise Mertens and Sofia Kenin face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard .
However, Elise Mertens could fight against Elina Svitolina. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Elina Svitolina.
Final – Simona Halep’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-1 for Simona Halep
Simona Halep has a 4-1 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 15 years, Halep has a 234-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).
Last year at the Australian Open Simona surrendered to Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal 7-6(8) 7-5.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Simona Halep
This contest would be 6th time that Elise Mertens and Simona Halep fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard .
Nonetheless, Elise Mertens could fight against Naomi Osaka. Their head to head is 2-1 for Naomi Osaka.
