WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Miami
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Townsend
🤖 Servebot
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,362 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Taylor Townsend plays Elise Mertens.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Townsend | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.78 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | +0.1% | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.01u | +8.34u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Townsend
1
Mertens
Jan 27, 2025
Singapore
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 18, 2024
Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Townsend has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Mertens's 56%).
| Opponent | Townsend | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | L | L |
| Nikola Bartunkova | W 61 64 | L |
| Coco Gauff | L | L 62 67 36 |
| Tatjana Maria | W 64 75 | W 75 60 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 63 75 | W 62 62 |
| Jasmine Paolini | L 36 61 26 | W 46 76 63 |
| Mirra Andreeva | W 75 62 | L 36 36 |
| Lulu Sun | W 76 63 | W 62 63 |
| Linda Fruhvirtova | W 46 76 75 | W 64 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Townsend | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.6% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 63.8% | 68.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 44% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 61.6% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.9% | 39.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.8% | 54.6% |
| BP Converted % | 52.1% | 45.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.6% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Taylor Townsend and Elise Mertens face off in the Round of 64 at Miami on Hard.
Taylor Townsend leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Taylor Townsend is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elena Gabriela Ruse (Jun 21).
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
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