Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova will clash against each other in the quarter of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:30 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 -> 1.49
Veronika Kudermetova -> 2.78
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Veronika Kudermetova
This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Mertens won 6-73 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in the 1100036519 back in 2016.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 21, Mertens reached the 2nd round after beating Anhelina Kalinina 2-6 6-1 6-2 and Vera Zvonareva 6-4 5-7 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Mertens defeated Zvonareva (6-4 5-7 6-2). During the match Mertens scored 105 points vs Zvonareva’s 98. The Belgian was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mertens made 4 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 5 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 59% of her first serves in, winning 67% (36/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (15/37) on the 2nd serve. Elise broke Zvonareva 7 times after converting 37% of her break points (7/19).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mertens has conceded 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points she played.
Mertens has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 66% of her matches (337-176). 6-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mertens has a 36-23 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
Elise’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Prague.
Elise has a 32-12 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Linz
The Belgian didn’t play in Linz in 2019.
Veronika Kudermetova
Ranked no. 46, Veronika got to the 2nd round after defeating Barbara Haas 6-0 6-0 and Arantxa Rus 6-4 1-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Kudermetova defeated Rus (6-4 1-6 6-3).-76) than Rus. In fact, the world no. 21 won 76 points vs Rus’s. That means that Kudermetova was more focused during the important points. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Kudermetova struck 7 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Veronika Kudermetova was very effective on serve to win 74% (28/38) of her 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. The Russian broke Rus twice after converting 20% of her break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Veronika has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Veronika’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Hobart.
The Russian has a 19-14 win-loss record in 2020, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 38 |
| Pts | 203-182 | 132-102 |
| Total Points | 385 | 234 |
| Winners | 71 | 45 |
| %Winners | 35% | 34% |
Both Mertens and Kudermetova played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elise Mertens conceded 2 sets, while Veronika Kudermetova dropper 1 set. Mertens has played 1 set more than Kudermetova (6 vs 5). Therefore, Mertens played 15 games more than Kudermetova. The Belgian scored 71 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Veronika blasted 45 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 102/178 | 58/101 |
| %1st in | 57% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 71/102 | 45/58 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 32/76 | 25/43 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 58% |
Mertens managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Kudermetova blasted 10 aces (5 per match). Mertens won 70% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Kudermetova won 78% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 8 |
| Converted | 12/30 | 8/22 |
| % Converted | 40% | 36% |
| Conceded | 22 | 4 |
| Saved | 14 | 2 |
| % Saved | 64% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 2 |
Mertens broke her opponents 12 times with a 40% conversion rate. Mertens surrendered her serve 8 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded. The Russian broke her opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. Veronika conceded her serve twice and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | ||||
| R1 Kalinina |
R2 Zvonareva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-1 6-2 | 6-4 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 30 | 53 | |
| pts | 98-84 | 105-98 | 203-182 | |
| Total points | 182 | 203 | 385 | |
| Winners | 35 | 36 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 54/91 | 102/178 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 59% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 36/54 | 71/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 67% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 15/37 | 32/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 41% | 42% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 7/19 | 12/30 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 37% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7/12 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 58% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Kudermetova | ||||
| R1 Haas |
R2 Rus |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-0 | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 12 | 26 | 38 | |
| pts | 56-24 | 76-78 | 132-102 | |
| Total points | 80 | 154 | 234 | |
| Winners | 17 | 28 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 37% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 20/34 | 38/67 | 58/101 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 17/20 | 28/38 | 45/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 74% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 17/29 | 25/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 59% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 2/10 | 8/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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