Elise Mertens and Vivian Yang will clash against each other in the 1st round of the ASB Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on GRAND STAND. In the following paragraphs, 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 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.079
Vivian Yang -> 7.9

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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Vivian Yang

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Vivian Yang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Elise Mertens

Elise Mertens

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Rank
23
High
12
WWLWWWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 28-12 10-6 6-5 5-0 7-1 0-0
2024 28-25 18-15 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

Ranked no. 34, Elise will start her run in Auckland after she played her last match in Osaka where she lost 3-6 7-5 4-1 ret. to Birrell in the 2nd round on the 17th of October.

The Belgian has a composed 27-25 win-loss record in 2024, 17-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Belgian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Hobart.

Talking about her overall career, The Belgian has an overall 446-260 record. She has a positive 262-136 record on hard.

Previously in Auckland

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2016. See her history.

Auckland
Mertens's Record

Vivian Yang

Vivian Yang
Vivian Yang

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Rank
High
746
WWLLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 6-3 4-2 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
2024 7-5 7-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 6-9 6-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 25-12 24-10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 847, Vivian will start her run in Auckland after she played her last match in the W35 Tauranga where she lost 6-3 6-3 to Mcphee in the quarter on the 20th of December.

Yang has an overall 7-5 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, The Kiwi has an overall 40-27 record. She has a positive 39-25 record on hard.

Previously in Auckland

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See her history.

Auckland
Yang's Record

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  • Federico IannacconeIannacconeRiccardo Di NoceraDi Nocera (7-5 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Andrea GuerrieriGuerrieriEdoardo LavagnoLavagno (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
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