WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Williams
🤖 Servebot
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,452 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Venus Williams plays Elise Mertens.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Williams | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.82 | 2.39 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +49.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | +8.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Williams
0
Mertens
May 13, 2019
Rome
C Clay · Round of 64
Jul 3, 2017
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 128
May 29, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Williams's 0%).
| Opponent | Williams | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Tatjana Maria | L 46 36 | W 75 60 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 36 62 16 | L 61 36 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Williams | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 56.5% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.1% | 68.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 26.7% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.5% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.4% | 39.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 40% | 54.6% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 45.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 43.4% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 58% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Venus Williams and Elise Mertens face off in the Round of 64 at Rome on Clay.
Venus Williams leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Venus Williams is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Irina Camelia Begu (Jun 22).
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Naomi Osaka (Jun 23).
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