Elise Mertens and Kristyna Pliskova will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Prague Open for the 3rd time of their career. 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 Elise Mertens who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.44
Kristyna Pliskova -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Kristyna Pliskova
This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Kristyna Pliskova play 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 6-2 in the 2nd round in at the U.S. Open back in 2019.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 23, the Belgian got to the 2nd round after defeating Jasmine Paolini 7-5 4-6 6-3, Camila Giorgi 6-4 6-2 and Eugenie Bouchard 6-4 1-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The Belgian defeated Bouchard (6-4 1-6 6-4). During the match Mertens scored 86 points vs Bouchard’s 84. Elise was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mertens was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 5 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 4 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 65% of her first serves in, winning 67% (37/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. Mertens broke Bouchard 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Mertens has a losing record in the last 8 years having won 34% of her matches (398-209). 3-1 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Mertens has a 319-170 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Belgian has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Prague
Elise didn’t compete in Prague in 2019.
Kristyna Pliskova
Ranked no. 69, Pliskova got to the 2nd round after beating Linda Fruhvirtova 6-2 7-5, Petra Martic 6-1 7-5 and Ana Bogdan 2-5 ret..
In the quarter against Bogdan, Pliskova recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-5 ret.).-19) than Bogdan. In fact, the world no. 23 won 19 points vs Bogdan’s. That means that Pliskova was more focused during the important points. Pliskova was extremely aggressive to blast 5 winners.
Talking about serving, Pliskova couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Kristyna Pliskova lost the serve twice and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Pliskova put 58% of her first serves in, winning 45% (5/11) of the points behind her 1st serve and 38% (3/8) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Bogdan once after converting 25% of her break points (1/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kristyna hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Pliskova has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (341-290). 4-1 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Pliskova has a 320-248 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.
Kristyna’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Shenzhen.
Kristyna has a 8-6 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Prague
Kristyna lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 to Natalia Vikhlyantseva.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 39 |
| Pts | 273-243 | 152-117 |
| Total Points | 516 | 269 |
| Winners | 107 | 53 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Mertens played 3 matches while Pliskova competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Elise Mertens conceded 2 sets while Kristyna Pliskova hasn’t dropped a set so far. Mertens has played 4 sets more than Pliskova (8 vs 4). Therefore, Mertens played 37 games more than Pliskova. The Belgian scored 107 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Kristyna struck 53 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 9 |
| 1st in | 158/256 | 66/124 |
| %1st in | 62% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 107/158 | 53/66 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 50/98 | 33/58 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 57% |
Mertens fired 7 aces (2.3 per match). Pliskova blasted 18 aces (9 per match). Mertens won 68% points on her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Pliskova won 80% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Pliskova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 7 |
| Converted | 13/27 | 7/24 |
| % Converted | 48% | 29% |
| Conceded | 28 | 12 |
| Saved | 19 | 11 |
| % Saved | 68% | 92% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 1 |
Mertens broke her opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Elise lost her serve 9 times and she saved 68% of the break points that she conceded. Kristyna broke her opponents 7 times with a 29% conversion rate. Pliskova conceded her serve once and she saved 92% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | |||||
| R1 Paolini |
R2 Giorgi |
1/4 Bouchard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 18 | 27 | 76 | |
| pts | 108-100 | 79-59 | 86-84 | 273-243 | |
| Total points | 208 | 138 | 170 | 516 | |
| Winners | 42 | 28 | 37 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 70/116 | 33/55 | 55/85 | 158/256 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 42/70 | 28/33 | 37/55 | 107/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 85% | 67% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/46 | 10/22 | 15/30 | 50/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 45% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 4/9 | 3/9 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 44% | 33% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 5 | 9 | 28 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 4/5 | 5/9 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 80% | 56% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 4 | 200 | |
| Pliskova | |||||
| R1 Fruhvirtova |
R2 Martic |
1/4 Bogdan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-1 7-5 | 2-5 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 19 | 7 | 46 | |
| pts | 81-69 | 71-48 | 19-27 | 171-144 | |
| Total points | 150 | 119 | 46 | 315 | |
| Winners | 28 | 25 | 5 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | 26% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 37/70 | 29/54 | 11/19 | 77/143 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 54% | 58% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 25/29 | 5/11 | 58/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 86% | 45% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/33 | 17/25 | 3/8 | 36/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 68% | 38% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/17 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 8/28 | |
| Converted % | 24% | 43% | 25% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 3/3 | 1/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 100% | 33% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Prague
- Kristyna PliskovaPliskova – Ana BogdanBogdan (2-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Simona HalepHalep – Magdalena FrechFrech (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Eugenie BouchardBouchard (6-4 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (0-0) – See H2H details
- Elise MertensMertens – Kristyna PliskovaPliskova (2-0) – See H2H details
