Elise Mertens and Vera Zvonareva will play each other in the 2nd round of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 9:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.44
Vera Zvonareva -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Vera Zvonareva
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Vera Zvonareva since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 21, the Belgian reached the 2nd round after beating Anhelina Kalinina 2-6 6-1 6-2.
In the 1st round against Kalinina, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-2). During the match Mertens scored 98 points vs Kalinina’s 84. Mertens was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mertens scored 7 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 3 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 55% of her first serves in, winning 73% (35/48) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Elise broke Kalinina 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Mertens has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 66% of her matches (336-176). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Mertens has a 35-23 win-loss record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
Elise’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Prague.
Mertens has a 31-12 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Linz
The Belgian didn’t compete in Linz in 2019.
Vera Zvonareva
Ranked no. 173, the Russian reached the 2nd round after defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Kostyuk (6-4 6-2). During the match Zvonareva scored 72 points vs Kostyuk’s 59. Vera was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Zvonareva scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Vera Zvonareva lost the serve twice and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Zvonareva put 70% of her first serves in, winning 71% (30/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (7/18) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Kostyuk 5 times after converting 42% of her break points (5/12).
The Russian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the W25 Istanbul.
Vera has a 18-9 win-loss record in 2020, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 |
| Pts | 98-84 | 72-59 |
| Total Points | 182 | 131 |
| Winners | 35 | 30 |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% |
Both Mertens and Zvonareva played 1 match. At the moment, Elise Mertens surrendered 1 set while Vera Zvonareva hasn’t lost a set so far. Mertens has played 1 set more than Zvonareva (3 vs 2). Therefore, Mertens played 5 games more than Zvonareva. Elise scored 35 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Vera made 30 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 1 |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 42/60 |
| %1st in | 55% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 30/42 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 7/18 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 39% |
Mertens recorded 7 aces . Zvonareva blasted 1 ace . Mertens won 73% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Zvonareva won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 39% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Zvonareva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 45% | 42% |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 |
| Saved | 7 | 3 |
| % Saved | 70% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Mertens broke her opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Elise lost her serve 3 times and she saved 70% of the break points that she conceded. Vera broke her opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Russian conceded her serve twice and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | |||
| R1 Kalinina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 98-84 | 98-84 | |
| Total points | 182 | 182 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 48/87 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 35/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 17/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Zvonareva | |||
| R1 Kostyuk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 72-59 | 72-59 | |
| Total points | 131 | 131 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 42/60 | 42/60 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 30/42 | 30/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 7/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 39% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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