WTA 500 · Round of 64 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
👑 The Complete Package
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs 💥 Big Hitter across 4,155 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Lin Zhu here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the big hitter's power groundstrokes. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.41 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | -30.4% | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.52u | +8.34u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
1
Zhu
3
Mertens
Jun 28, 2021
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 64
Feb 8, 2021
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Feb 18, 2019
Dubai
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 8, 2018
Tianjin
H Hard · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Mertens's 25%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | W 46 63 62 | L 36 36 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | W 61 63 | W 63 61 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 62 36 16 | L 63 67 67 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | L 36 16 | L 64 36 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhu | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.9% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.9% | 68.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.3% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 49% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 38.7% | 39.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.8% | 54.6% |
| BP Converted % | 59.9% | 45.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.3% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 60% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Lin Zhu and Elise Mertens face off in the Round of 64 at Dubai on Hard.
Lin Zhu leads 1-3 over 4 previous meetings.
Lin Zhu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Eri Shimizu (Apr 27).
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
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