Elise Mertens and Victoria Azarenka will play each other in the quarter of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. 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 Victoria Azarenka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.65
Elise Mertens -> 2.18
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Victoria Azarenka
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Victoria Azarenka since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 18, Mertens got to the quarter after defeating Laura Siegemund 6-2 6-2, Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 7-5, Caty McNally 7-5 6-1 and Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3.
In the 4th round, The Belgian had a good straight sets win against Kenin (6-3 6-3). During the match Mertens scored 64 points vs Kenin’s 45. Mertens was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mertens managed to score 8 aces and she was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Elise Mertens was very efficent on serve to win 75% (27/36) of her 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. Elise broke Kenin 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mertens hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points she played.
Mertens has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 66% of her matches (328-172). 17-6 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Mertens has a 189-84 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Elise’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Prague.
Elise has a 23-8 win-loss record in 2020, 17-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Elise lost in the quarter to Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
Victoria Azarenka
Ranked no. 27, Victoria got to the quarter after defeating Barbara Haas 6-1 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 6-1 6-3, Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2 and Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4.
In the 4th round against Muchova, Azarenka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-1 6-4). During the match Azarenka scored 106 points vs Muchova’s 89. The Belarussian was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Azarenka managed to score 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Victoria Azarenka lost the serve 4 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Azarenka put 68% of her first serves in, winning 63% (36/57) of the points behind her 1st serve and 63% (17/27) on the 2nd serve. Victoria broke Muchova 6 times after converting 40% of her break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belarussian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points she played.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in New York where she defeated Naomi Osaka in the final w/o.
The Belarussian has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2020, 9-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
The Belarussian lost in the 1st round to Aryna Sabalenka.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Azarenka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 78 |
| Pts | 279-207 | 297-218 |
| Total Points | 486 | 515 |
| Winners | 107 | 118 |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% |
Both Mertens and Azarenka played 4 matches. At the moment, Victoria Azarenka conceded 1 set while Elise Mertens hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Mertens has played 1 set(s) less than Azarenka (8 vs 9). Therefore, Mertens played 4 games less than Azarenka. Elise scored 107 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Belarussian bagged 118 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Azarenka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 150/241 | 172/238 |
| %1st in | 62% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 107/150 | 118/172 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 47/91 | 32/66 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 48% |
Mertens recorded 16 aces (4 per match). Azarenka recorded 10 aces (2.5 per match). Mertens won 71% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Azarenka won 69% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Azarenka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 22 |
| Converted | 19/33 | 22/45 |
| % Converted | 58% | 49% |
| Conceded | 19 | 17 |
| Saved | 14 | 8 |
| % Saved | 74% | 47% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 9 |
The Belgian broke her opponents 19 times with a 58% conversion rate. Mertens conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded. Azarenka broke her opponents 22 times with a 49% conversion rate. The Belarussian conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 47% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | ||||||
| R1 Siegemund |
R2 Sorribes Tormo |
R3 McNally |
R4 Kenin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 7-5 | 7-5 6-1 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 74 | |
| pts | 65-49 | 82-70 | 68-43 | 64-45 | 279-207 | |
| Total points | 114 | 152 | 111 | 109 | 486 | |
| Winners | 30 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 32% | 35% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/71 | 42/62 | 29/53 | 36/55 | 150/241 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 68% | 55% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 26/42 | 24/29 | 27/36 | 107/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 62% | 83% | 75% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 10/20 | 12/24 | 11/19 | 47/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 50% | 58% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 6/14 | 5/6 | 4/9 | 19/33 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 43% | 83% | 44% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| Saved | 9/9 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 40% | 67% | 50% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Azarenka | ||||||
| R1 Haas |
R2 Sabalenka |
R3 Swiatek |
R4 Muchova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | 5-7 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 78 | |
| pts | 56-30 | 58-36 | 77-63 | 106-89 | 297-218 | |
| Total points | 86 | 94 | 140 | 195 | 515 | |
| Winners | 26 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 48% | 36% | 34% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 34/43 | 36/50 | 45/61 | 57/84 | 172/238 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 72% | 74% | 68% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 26/34 | 28/36 | 28/45 | 36/57 | 118/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 78% | 62% | 63% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/9 | 5/14 | 3/16 | 17/27 | 32/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 78% | 36% | 19% | 63% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/5 | 7/17 | 6/15 | 22/45 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 41% | 40% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 43% | 20% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
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