WTA 1000 · Round of 16 · Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Kovinic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elise Mertens and Danka Kovinic 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 | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | 6.78 |
| ROI % | +49.9% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Mertens
0
Kovinic
Sep 14, 2020
Rome
C Clay · Round of 16
Jan 20, 2020
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Mertens | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62% | 53.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.6% | 44.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.9% | 28% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.7 | 9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.5% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 39.8% | 44.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.6% | 33.3% |
| BP Converted % | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 40.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 58% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elise Mertens and Danka Kovinic face off in the Round of 16 at Rome on Clay.
Elise Mertens leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Naomi Osaka (Jun 23).
Danka Kovinic is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Miriam Bianca Bulgaru (Jun 16).
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