Xinyu Wang vs. Elise Mertens odds, tips and betting trends

In the BNP Paribas Open Round of 64 on Saturday, No. 42-ranked Xinyu Wang meets No. 28 Elise Mertens. Mertens is the favorite against Wang, with -125 odds against the underdog’s +100.

Wang enters the Round of 64 after winning in two sets, 6-0, 6-4, over Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova on Thursday in the Round of 128.

Mertens is coming off a three-set loss in her most recent match on February 18, 2024 in the Round of 64 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to Elisabetta Cocciaretto (6-1, 3-6, 6-7).

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Wang vs. Mertens match information

• Tournament: The BNP Paribas Open
• Round: Round of 64
• Date: Saturday, March 9
• Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
• Location: Indian Wells, California
• Court Surface: Hard

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• Wang has played 46 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), and 22.8 games per match.
• On hard courts, Wang has played 35 matches over the past year, totaling 23.9 games per match while winning 51.2% of games.
• Over the past 12 months, Wang has won 63.9% of her service games and 35.3% of her return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past year, Wang has won 65.8% of her games on serve and 35.3% on return.
• Wang has won 63.7% of her service games over her last 10 tournaments, and 35.2% of her return games.
• Wang has converted 166 of 380 break points overall (43.7%) over the past 12 months and is 178th in break points won.
• Including all surfaces, Wang has converted 42.8% of her break-point opportunities (68 of 159) over her last 10 tournaments.

• In the past 12 months, Mertens has played 47 total matches (across all court types), winning 53.3% of the games. She averages 21.4 games per match and 9.4 games per set.
• Mertens is averaging 20.9 games per match and 9.2 games per set through 35 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months.
• Mertens has amassed a service game winning percentage of 64.7% on all surfaces (319-for-493 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 42.4% (217-for-512 in return games).
• On hard courts, Mertens has a 66.2% winning percentage in service games and a 40.6% winning percentage in return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over her last 10 tournaments, Mertens has won 67.8% of her games on serve, and 43.2% on return.
• Mertens’ 46.5% break point winning percentage (209-for-449) ranks 152nd in the past year.
• Over her last 10 tournaments, Mertens has converted 102 of 212 (48.1%) break points on all surfaces.

• In the only match between Wang and Mertens dating back to 2015, in the BNP Paribas Open Round of 128, Wang won 6-3, 6-1.
• In two total sets against one another, Wang has won two, compared to Mertens’ zero.
• Wang and Mertens have played 16 games in all, and Wang has won more (12).
• Wang and Mertens have played one time, and have averaged 16 games and two sets per match.