Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4 pm on Rod Laver Arena. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.65
Belinda Bencic -> 2.35
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Elise Mertens
There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 12, Bencic got to the 3rd round after beating Lauren Davis 6-3 4-6 6-1 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 2-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Belinda defeated Kuznetsova (7-5 2-6 6-4). During the match Bencic scored 100 points vs Kuznetsova’s 96. Bencic was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bencic scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and she was not very consistent on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 52% of her first serves in, winning 69% (33/48) of the points behind her 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. Belinda broke Kuznetsova 5 times after converting 38% of her break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bencic has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (302-155). 2-1 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Bencic has a 140-76 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Swiss has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Belinda had to surrender in the 3rd round to Anett Kontaveit.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 16, Mertens reached the 3rd round after defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 6-3 and Lin Zhu 7-68 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Belgian had a good straight sets win against Zhu (7-68 6-1). During the match Mertens scored 73 points vs Zhu’s 59. Elise was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Mertens scored 5 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 71% of her first serves in, winning 67% (34/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (9/21) on the 2nd serve. Mertens broke Zhu 5 times after converting 83% of her break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in in Melbourne where she overcame Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.
Mertens has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2021, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Elise lost in the 4th round to Simona Halep.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 36 |
| Pts | 203-188 | 140-103 |
| Total Points | 391 | 243 |
| Winners | 67 | 59 |
| %Winners | 33% | 42% |
Both Bencic and Mertens played 2 matches. At the moment, Belinda Bencic lost 2 sets while Elise Mertens hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Bencic has played 2 sets more than Mertens (6 vs 4). Therefore, Bencic played 20 games more than Mertens. The Swiss scored 67 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian scored 59 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 101/183 | 83/127 |
| %1st in | 55% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 67/101 | 59/83 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 36/82 | 20/44 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 45% |
Bencic struck 9 aces (4.5 per match). Mertens bagged 6 aces (3 per match). Bencic won 66% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Mertens won 71% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 10 |
| Converted | 13/32 | 10/15 |
| % Converted | 41% | 67% |
| Conceded | 24 | 10 |
| Saved | 14 | 6 |
| % Saved | 58% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 4 |
Bencic broke her opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Swiss surrendered her serve 10 times and she saved 58% of the break points that she conceded. The Belgian broke her opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 60% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | ||||
| R1 Davis |
R2 Kuznetsova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 7-5 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 30 | 56 | |
| pts | 103-92 | 100-96 | 203-188 | |
| Total points | 195 | 196 | 391 | |
| Winners | 34 | 33 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 48/93 | 101/183 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 34/53 | 33/48 | 67/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 69% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/37 | 22/45 | 36/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 49% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 8/19 | 5/13 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 38% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 10 | 24 | |
| Saved | 9/14 | 5/10 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Mertens | ||||
| R1 Annie |
R2 Zhu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 7-68 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 20 | 36 | |
| pts | 67-44 | 73-59 | 140-103 | |
| Total points | 111 | 132 | 243 | |
| Winners | 25 | 34 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/55 | 51/72 | 83/127 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 71% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 34/51 | 59/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 67% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 9/21 | 20/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 43% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/6 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 83% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
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