A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when Coco Gauff goes up against Elise Mertens in the Beijing round of 16. Coco Gauff is 9-1 across recent matches. Elise Mertens has won 7 of the last 10.
There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Gauff should have enough here, though Mertens has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Coco Gauff | Elise Mertens |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 59.5% | 59.7% |
| 1st serve points won | 65.7% | 63.5% |
| 2nd serve points won | 42.7% | 43.2% |
The rest of the numbers
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