WTA 1000 · Quarterfinals · Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pliskova
💥 Big Hitter
Mertens
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 63% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 1,190 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Elise Mertens here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 1.29 |
| ROI % | +86.6% | -21.0% |
| Units P/L | +4.33u | -0.63u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
3
Pliskova
1
Mertens
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Pliskova's 50%).
| Opponent | Pliskova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | L 06 26 | L 16 36 |
| Maria Sakkari | W 64 76 | W 63 60 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | W 61 63 | W 26 76 64 |
| Donna Vekic | L 57 46 | W 63 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Pliskova | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 60.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.2% | 70.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 41.7% | 46.6% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.1% | 61.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35% | 40.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.1% | 54.7% |
| BP Converted % | 50.5% | 44.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.6% | 53% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 75% | 57% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Karolina Pliskova and Elise Mertens face off in the Quarterfinals at Rome on Clay.
Karolina Pliskova leads 3-1 over 4 previous meetings.
Karolina Pliskova is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Jaqueline Cristian (May 5).
Elise Mertens is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Panna Udvardy (May 5).
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