Elise Mertens is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Dubai. Elise has defeated Viktoriya Tomova 4-6 6-2 6-4, Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-3 and Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarter where she will face Jessica Pegula.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw including the plausible opposition at Dubai Duty Free Championships. Elise has a unfavourable record (3-4) with the plausible opponents.
1/4 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Elise Mertens
Jessica Pegula has a 15-4 record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 13 years, Jessica has a 136-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pegula won 9 of her last 10 matches.
The American’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Doha.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Jessica didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Jessica Pegula
This would be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Jessica Pegula clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard .
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-2 for Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka has a 11-3 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 6 years, Aryna has a 121-53 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this current season was conquering the competition in in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Sabalenka surrendered to Simona Halep in the quarter 3-6 6-2 6-2.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This match would represent the 7th time that Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard .
Yet, Elise Mertens could square off with Garbine Muguruza. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Garbine Muguruza.
Final – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Cori Gauff has a 11-4 win-loss record in 2021, she played all matches on hard. In the last 4 years, Gauff has a 31-17 record on hard. The American won 8 of her last 10 matches.
The American’s most significant achievement of this current year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
Last year in Dubai Duty Free Championships Cori didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Cori Gauff
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Cori Gauff since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Elise Mertens may play Jil Teichmann. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Elise Mertens.
