Simona Halep and Elise Mertens will play each other in the 4th round of the Australian Open for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11 am on the Rod Laver Arena. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.57
Elise Mertens -> 2.37
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Elise Mertens
This will be the 4th time that Simona Halep and Elise Mertens face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Halep (see full H2H stats), but Mertens leads 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Mertens won 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the final in the Doha back in 2019.
Simona Halep
Ranked no. 3, Simona reached the final after defeating Jennifer Brady 7-65 6-1, Harriet Dart 6-2 6-4 and Yulia Putintseva 6-1 6-4.
In the 3rd round, The Romanian had a good straight sets win against Putintseva (6-1 6-4). During the match Halep scored 68 points vs Putintseva’s 46. Halep was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Halep blasted 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Simona Halep lost the serve twice and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Halep put 65% of her first serves in, winning 77% (30/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (8/21) on the 2nd serve. Halep broke Putintseva 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Simona hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Halep has a a remarkable record in the last 10 years having won 72% of her matches (1098-432). 4-1 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Halep has a 369-159 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Simona has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The Romanian lost in the 4th round 6-1 4-6 6-4 to Serena Williams.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 17, Elise got to the final after defeating Danka Kovinic 6-2 6-0, Heather Watson 6-3 6-0 and Catherine Cartan Bellis 6-1 6-75 6-0.
In the 3rd round, Mertens defeated Cartan Bellis (6-1 6-75 6-0). During the match Mertens scored 99 points vs Cartan Bellis’s 68. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Mertens blasted 12 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Elise Mertens was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (38/48) of her 1st serve and 62% (18/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The Belgian broke Cartan Bellis 7 times after converting 47% of her break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mertens has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 62% of the points she played.
Mertens has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of her matches (576-317). 7-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Mertens has a 159-101 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Mertens has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The Belgian capitulated in the 3rd round 6-3 6-2 to Madison Keys.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halep | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 55 |
| Pts | 211-158 | 207-126 |
| Total Points | 369 | 333 |
| Winners | 88 | 74 |
| %Winners | 42% | 36% |
Both Halep and Mertens played 3 matches. At the moment, Elise Mertens lost 1 set while Simona Halep hasn’t lost a set so far. Halep has played 1 sets less than Mertens (6 vs 7). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (55). Halep scored 88 winners (42% on total points). On the other side, The Belgian blasted 74 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halep | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 6 |
| 1st in | 125/180 | 97/157 |
| %1st in | 69% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 88/125 | 74/97 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 26/55 | 38/60 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 63% |
Halep blasted 6 aces (2 per match). Mertens blasted 18 aces (6 per match). Halep won 70% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Mertens won 76% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Halep | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 18 |
| Converted | 15/26 | 18/29 |
| % Converted | 58% | 62% |
| Conceded | 14 | 5 |
| Saved | 8 | 3 |
| % Saved | 57% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 |
Simona broke her opponents 15 times with 58% conversion rate. Halep conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded. Mertens broke her opponents 18 times with 62% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded her serve twice and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Halep | |||||
| R1 Brady |
R2 Dart |
R3 Putintseva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-1 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 18 | 17 | 55 | |
| pts | 75-60 | 68-52 | 68-46 | 211-158 | |
| Total points | 135 | 120 | 114 | 369 | |
| Winners | 32 | 26 | 30 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 38% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 47/60 | 39/60 | 39/60 | 125/180 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 65% | 65% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 32/47 | 26/39 | 30/39 | 88/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 67% | 77% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 11/21 | 8/21 | 26/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 52% | 38% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 15/26 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 56% | 56% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 29% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Mertens | |||||
| R1 Kovinic |
R2 Watson |
R3 Cartan Bellis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-3 6-0 | 6-1 6-75 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 15 | 26 | 55 | |
| pts | 55-30 | 53-28 | 99-68 | 207-126 | |
| Total points | 85 | 81 | 167 | 333 | |
| Winners | 18 | 18 | 38 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 34% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 23/41 | 26/39 | 48/77 | 97/157 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 67% | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 18/23 | 18/26 | 38/48 | 74/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 69% | 79% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 8/13 | 18/29 | 38/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 62% | 62% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 6/8 | 7/15 | 18/29 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 75% | 47% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 33% | 50% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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