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.

Istanbul
Mertens's Record

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).

Istanbul
Siniakova's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

E.Mertens
K.Siniakova
3h:45
3h:45
Time on court​
4h:42
4h:42
!
2h:16
2h:16
Last match​
!
2h:28
2h:28
2
2
Match played
2
2
41
41
Games Played​
60
60
5
5
Set played​​
6
6
160
160
Total points​
194
194
80
80
Avg point​
97
97
50
50
Winners
82
82
25
25
Avg Winners​
41
41
31%
31%
Ratio winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
1
1
5.5
5.5
Avg Aces
0.5
0.5
8
8
Double Faults
11
11
4
4
Avg Double Faults
!
5.5
5.5
50/69
50/69
1st won total​
82/127
82/127
!
72%
72%
1st won %
65%
65%
30/57
30/57
2nd won total​
23/58
23/58
53%
53%
2nd won %
40%
40%
-- Break Points --
11/20
11/20
BP won
12/25
12/25
5.5/10
5.5/10
Avg BP won
6/12.5
6/12.5
!
55%
55%
Won
48%
48%
9
9
Conceded
28
28
4.5
4.5
Avg Conceded
14
14
3
3
Broken
12
12
1.5
1.5
Avg Broken
!
6
6
6
6
Saved
16
16
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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

Tennis Scores in Istanbul

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