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Vera Lapko v Elise Mertens: stats compared | Lineball
Mertens wins on first serve in %. Lapko’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Lapko 52 matches, Mertens 551 matches.
Mertens averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Lapko’s 1.3.
Mertens has the better sets won %: 59 to Lapko’s 46.3.
Mertens averages 1.4 sets won a match to Lapko’s 1.1 (25% more).
Winners’ edge: Mertens’s team won 61%, Lapko’s team won 42% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Mertens has 551 matches across 11 seasons, Lapko 52 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
–Titlesper game0.010 total · best 1
55.5First serve in %59.0
65.6First-serve points won %67.0
58.3Break points saved %56.2
42.1Return points won %45.6
3.7190 total · best 10Acesper game3.51,950 total · best 14
10.7558 total · best 19
Head to head
02 matches since 20182
Hard · 1 matchLapko 0Mertens 1
Clay · 1 matchLapko 0Mertens 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchLapko 0Mertens 1
Last meetings
27 Aug 2018 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardMertens won 6-2 6-0