Elise Mertens and Claire Liu will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Jasmin Open Tunisia for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Center Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.78
Claire Liu -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Claire Liu
This will be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Claire Liu play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Liu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Liu won 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Tokyo back in September 2022.
Elise Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-25 | 17-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-22 | 24-16 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-14 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 20-10 | 9-5 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 34-13 | 17-7 | 9-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 42, the Belgian reached the semifinal after defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6-1 6-1, Despina Papamichail 5-7 6-1 6-2 and Moyuka Uchijima 6-0 3-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Mertens defeated Uchijima (6-0 3-6 6-4). During the match, Mertens scored 81 points vs Uchijima’s 63. Elise was pretty aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mertens managed to score 2 aces and she was not very steady on her 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 6 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 44% of her first serves in, winning 67% (20/30) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Uchijima 8 times after converting 44% of her break points (8/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 58% of the points she played.
Mertens has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (381-209). 14-12 on hard in 2022. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Mertens has an aggregate 213-102 match record in the last years on hard.
The Belgian has an overall 24-20 win-loss record in 2022, 14-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monastir
Mertens has never competed in this tournament before.
Claire Liu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-12 | 8-7 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-29 | 19-19 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-22 | 15-14 | 12-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-17 | 17-11 | 17-4 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-10 | 8-8 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 73 (career-high), the American got to the semifinal after beating Ana Konjuh 6-3 6-2, Katerina Siniakova 7-5 6-2 and Ons Jabeur 6-3 4-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Liu defeated Jabeur (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the match Liu scored 106 points vs Jabeur’s 91. Claire was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Liu scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Claire Liu lost the serve 5 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Liu put 64% of her first serves in, winning 58% (39/67) of the points behind her 1st serve and 59% (22/37) on the 2nd serve. Liu broke Jabeur 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the Paris where she overcame Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final 6-3 6-4.
The American has an overall 29-21 win-loss record in 2022, 15-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mertens | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 66 |
| Pts | 232-170 | 249-193 |
| Total Points | 402 | 442 |
| Winners | 71 | 89 |
| %Winners | 31% | 36% |
Both Mertens and Liu played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elise Mertens conceded 2 sets, while Claire Liu dropped 1 set. Mertens has played 1 set more than Liu (8 vs 7). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (66). Mertens scored 71 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Claire recorded 89 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mertens | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 99/199 | 135/207 |
| %1st in | 50% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 71/99 | 89/135 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 47/100 | 37/72 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 51% |
Mertens made 10 aces (3.3 per match). Liu blasted 3 aces (1 per match). Mertens won 72% points on her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Liu won 66% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mertens | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 18 |
| Converted | 21/39 | 18/25 |
| % Converted | 54% | 72% |
| Conceded | 22 | 24 |
| Saved | 12 | 13 |
| % Saved | 55% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 11 |
Mertens broke her opponents 21 times with a 54% conversion rate. Mertens surrendered her serve 10 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded. Liu broke her opponents 18 times with a 72% conversion rate. The American conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded.
| Mertens | |||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Papamichail |
1/4 Uchijima |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | 6-0 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 27 | 25 | 66 | |
| pts | 51-24 | 100-83 | 81-63 | 232-170 | |
| Total points | 75 | 183 | 144 | 402 | |
| Winners | 15 | 36 | 20 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 36% | 25% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | |
| 1st in | 18/37 | 51/94 | 30/68 | 99/199 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 54% | 44% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 15/18 | 36/51 | 20/30 | 71/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 71% | 67% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/19 | 19/43 | 19/38 | 47/100 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 44% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 7/13 | 8/18 | 21/39 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 54% | 44% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 8/11 | 4/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 73% | 40% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Liu | |||||
| R1 Konjuh |
R2 Siniakova |
1/4 Jabeur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 29 | 66 | |
| pts | 73-52 | 70-50 | 106-91 | 249-193 | |
| Total points | 125 | 120 | 197 | 442 | |
| Winners | 26 | 24 | 39 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 34% | 37% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/49 | 37/54 | 67/104 | 135/207 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 69% | 64% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 26/31 | 24/37 | 39/67 | 89/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 65% | 58% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 5/17 | 22/37 | 37/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 29% | 59% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 8/11 | 6/7 | 18/25 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 73% | 86% | 72% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/8 | 9/14 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 38% | 64% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
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