Elise Mertens and Eugenie Bouchard will face off in the quarter of the Prague Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1 pm on Centre Court. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.36
Eugenie Bouchard -> 3.20
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Eugenie Bouchard
This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Eugenie Bouchard fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Mertens won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Montreal back in 2018.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 23, Mertens reached the 1st round after defeating Jasmine Paolini 7-5 4-6 6-3 and Camila Giorgi 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Mertens had a good straight sets win against Giorgi (6-4 6-2). During the match Mertens scored 79 points vs Giorgi’s 59. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mertens scored 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve once and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 60% of her first serves in, winning 85% (28/33) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Mertens broke Giorgi 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points she played.
Mertens has a unfavourable win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 35% of her matches (389-209). 2-1 on clay in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Mertens has a 318-170 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Belgian has a 13-6 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Prague
Mertens didn’t play in Prague in 2019.
Eugenie Bouchard
Ranked no. 330, Bouchard got to the 1st round after beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-0 6-3 and Tamara Zidansek 7-62 6-72 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Bouchard defeated Zidansek (7-62 6-72 6-2). During the match Bouchard scored 116 points vs Zidansek’s 105. Eugenie was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Bouchard made 6 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Eugenie Bouchard lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Bouchard put 64% of her first serves in, winning 71% (48/68) of the points behind her 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Bouchard broke Zidansek 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bouchard has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Bouchard has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of her matches (284-178). 2-0 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Bouchard has a 286-194 record in the last 10 years on clay.
The Canadian has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Prague
Eugenie didn’t play in Prague in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Bouchard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 49 |
| Pts | 187-159 | 176-143 |
| Total Points | 346 | 319 |
| Winners | 70 | 72 |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% |
Both Mertens and Bouchard played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elise Mertens conceded 1 set, while Eugenie Bouchard dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Mertens and Bouchard have played the same amount of sets 5. They also played the same amount of games (49). Mertens scored 70 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Eugenie blasted 72 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Bouchard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 103/171 | 101/164 |
| %1st in | 60% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 70/103 | 72/101 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 35/68 | 33/63 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 52% |
Mertens made 7 aces (3.5 per match). Bouchard scored 11 aces (5.5 per match). Mertens won 68% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Bouchard won 71% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Bouchard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Converted | 10/18 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 56% | 56% |
| Conceded | 19 | 11 |
| Saved | 14 | 8 |
| % Saved | 74% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
Elise broke her opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Belgian dropped her serve 5 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded. Bouchard broke her opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Eugenie conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | ||||
| R1 Paolini |
R2 Giorgi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 18 | 49 | |
| pts | 108-100 | 79-59 | 187-159 | |
| Total points | 208 | 138 | 346 | |
| Winners | 42 | 28 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 70/116 | 33/55 | 103/171 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 42/70 | 28/33 | 70/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 85% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/46 | 10/22 | 35/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 45% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 4/9 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 44% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 5 | 19 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 4/5 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 80% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 150 | |
| Bouchard | ||||
| R1 Kudermetova |
R2 Zidansek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 7-62 6-72 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 34 | 49 | |
| pts | 60-38 | 116-105 | 176-143 | |
| Total points | 98 | 221 | 319 | |
| Winners | 24 | 48 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 33/57 | 68/107 | 101/164 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 64% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/33 | 48/68 | 72/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 19/39 | 33/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 49% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/9 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 50 | |
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