Elise Mertens and Katerina Siniakova will play each other in the quarter of the Istanbul Open for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6 pm on Centre Court. Here the head to head stats and the relative 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 -> 1.21
Katerina Siniakova -> 4.9
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Katerina Siniakova
This will be the 4th time that Elise Mertens and Katerina Siniakova play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Mertens won 6-4 6-0 in the 1st round in Wuhan back in 2019.
Elise Mertens
Ranked no. 17, the Belgian reached the quarter after defeating Lara Arruabarrena 6-2 6-0 and Viktorija Golubic 6-4 4-6 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Belgian defeated Golubic (6-4 4-6 6-1). During the match Mertens scored 89 points vs Golubic’s 76. Elise was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mertens managed to score 9 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 61% of her first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Golubic 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Elise started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Mertens has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 66% of her matches (352-180). 2-1 on clay in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Mertens has a 83-46 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in in Melbourne where she beat Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.
Mertens has a 15-4 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Istanbul
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2017. See her history.
Katerina Siniakova
Ranked no. 69, Katerina got to the quarter after defeating Cristina Bucsa 7-65 3-6 6-3 and Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 3-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Siniakova defeated Mladenovic (6-4 3-6 6-4). During the match Siniakova scored 101 points vs Mladenovic’s 94. Katerina was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Siniakova scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 7 double faults. Katerina Siniakova lost the serve 7 times and she saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Siniakova put 72% of her first serves in, winning 61% (45/74) of the points behind her 1st serve and 31% (9/29) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Mladenovic 7 times after converting 54% of her break points (7/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Siniakova started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points she played.
Siniakova has a 4-6 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Siniakova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 60 |
| Pts | 160-125 | 194-184 |
| Total Points | 285 | 378 |
| Winners | 50 | 82 |
| %Winners | 31% | 42% |
Both Mertens and Siniakova played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elise Mertens conceded 1 set, while Katerina Siniakova dropped 2 sets. Mertens has played 1 set(s) less than Siniakova (5 vs 6). Therefore, Mertens played 19 games less than Siniakova. Elise scored 50 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech managed to score 82 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Siniakova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 69/126 | 127/185 |
| %1st in | 55% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 50/69 | 82/127 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 30/57 | 23/58 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 40% |
Mertens fired 11 aces (5.5 per match). Siniakova recorded 1 ace (0.5 per match). Mertens won 72% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Siniakova won 65% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Siniakova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 12 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 12/25 |
| % Converted | 55% | 48% |
| Conceded | 9 | 28 |
| Saved | 6 | 16 |
| % Saved | 67% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 12 |
Mertens broke her opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Mertens dropped her serve 3 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. The Czech broke her opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Czech conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | ||||
| R1 Arruabarrena-Vecino |
R2 Golubic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 27 | 41 | |
| pts | 71-49 | 89-76 | 160-125 | |
| Total points | 120 | 165 | 285 | |
| Winners | 19 | 31 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 35% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 26/56 | 43/70 | 69/126 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 61% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 19/26 | 31/43 | 50/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 13/27 | 30/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/11 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Siniakova | ||||
| R1 Bucsa |
R2 Mladenovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 29 | 60 | |
| pts | 93-90 | 101-94 | 194-184 | |
| Total points | 183 | 195 | 378 | |
| Winners | 37 | 45 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 53/82 | 74/103 | 127/185 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 37/53 | 45/74 | 82/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 61% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/29 | 9/29 | 23/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 31% | 40% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 7/13 | 12/25 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 54% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 20 | 28 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 13/20 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 65% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
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