WTA 500 · Round of 16 · Strasbourg
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Friedsam
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Anna Lena Friedsam are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 6,968 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Friedsam |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 3–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | 1.45 |
| ROI % | +49.9% | -29.4% |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | -1.47u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Mertens
0
Friedsam
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Friedsam's 0%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Friedsam |
|---|---|---|
| Clervie Ngounoue | W 36 76 75 | L |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Friedsam |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 72.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 58% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 50.5% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 48.1% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 52.2% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 28.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 47.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 58% | 69% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Anna Lena Friedsam face off in the Round of 16 at Strasbourg on Clay.
Elise Mertens leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Naomi Osaka (Jun 23).
Anna Lena Friedsam is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Clervie Ngounoue (Jun 23).
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