Elise Mertens vs. Coco Gauff Match Preview & Odds to Win BNP Paribas Open
In the BNP Paribas Open Round of 16 on Wednesday, we have a matchup of No. 3-ranked Coco Gauff versus No. 28 Elise Mertens.
Gauff is the favorite (-450) against Mertens (+310) in this Round of 16 match.
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- Tournament: BNP Paribas Open
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: Wednesday, March 13
- Court Surface: Hard
- On hard courts over the past 12 months, Mertens has gone 21-14 and has won one title.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past year, Mertens has won 66.2% of her games on serve and 40.6% on return.
- Mertens has converted 147 of 328 break points on hard courts (44.8%) over the past year and is 114th in break points won.
- In the the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Mertens’ most recent tournament, she was beaten 6-1, 3-6, 6-7 by No. 55-ranked Elisabetta Cocciaretto on February 18 in the round of 64 round.
- Gauff has come out on top in four tournaments on hard courts over the past year, posting a 39-9 match record on that surface.
- Gauff has gone 361-for-504 in service games while playing on hard courts (71.6% winning percentage), and 229-for-493 in return games (46.5%).
- On hard courts Gauff is 105th in break point win percentage (54.1%) after going 222-for-410.
- In the quarterfinal of her previous tournament (the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on February 22, Gauff was defeated by No. 40-ranked Anna Kalinskaya 6-2, 4-6, 2-6.
