Australian Open 2021: Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova – Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction


Australian Open 2021: Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova – Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova

Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova

World no.16 Elise Mertens will face Czech Karolina Muchova in the fourth round of Australian Open 2021.

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Match Details:

  • Fixture: Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova
  • Date: 15 February 2021
  • Tournament: Australian Open 2021
  • Round: 4th Round
  • Venue: Melbourne, Australia
  • Surface: Outdoor hardcourt
  • Prize Money: 245,920 $ (USD)

Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova: Preview

Elise Mertens

Belgian star Elise Mertens has been in tremendous form for the past few months. She got her 2021 season off to a dream start, winning the title at the Gippsland Trophy.

She has continued her good run in the Australian Open too. The 25-year old has won her first two encounters against Leylah Fernandez and Lin Zhu convincingly. She then thrashed 11th seed Belinda Bencic 6-2,6-1 in the third round to reach the Round of 16.

Her opponent, Karolina Muchova is currently ranked 27th in the world and is yet to drop a set in the tournament. The Czech has scalped some big wins over former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and No. 6 seed Karolina Pliskova. She got the better of her countrywoman 7-5,7-5 in the third round after being 0-5 down in the second set.

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Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova: Head-to-Head

Karolina Muchova

This will be the second meeting between the duo. The H2H stands 1-0 in the favor of Elise Mertens. The Belgian scored a 6-4, 6-2 win over Muchova in the Round of 16 at the WTA Ostrava event a few months ago.

Elise Mertens vs Karolina Muchova: Prediction

Elise Mertens

Despite having different gamestyle, both the players are yet to lose a set in the tournament. Mertens has a strong baseline game, while Muchova is known for her ability to play an all-court game.

Mertens has an Australian Open semi-final entry to show and is high on confidence currently. That makes her the favorite to advance to her fourth career Grand Slam quarter-final. Expect the Belgian to cruise comfortably.

Prediction: Mertens to win in straight sets

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