Elise Mertens and Cristina Bucsa Prediction Head To Head Summary

Mertens vs Bucsa Upcoming Match Details:
Mertens will play Bucsa on Hard court in the Second round at the WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open event in Doha Women’s Singles 2025 on 11th February 2025.
Head-to-Head: Mertens 0-1 Bucsa
The current Head to Head score is 0-1. Mertens comes into this match with a ranking of 31 , while Bucsa is ranked 98.
Mertens vs Bucsa Prediction, Tips & Picks Analysis:
- Second serve performance analysis: In matches leading up to this game, Bucsa has won 43% of points on his second serve, while Mertens has won 45% and in historical match simulations this is a very important variable in analyzing the outcome.
- Returning game stats analysis: Leading up to this h2h matchup Bucsa has won 39% of his opponent’s first serve points, while Mertens has won 42%. The same stats for second serve return points are 57% and 54% respectively which historical data suggests is very important when picking h2h betting tips.
- Performance under pressure prediction: Bucsa has been saving 56% of his breakpoints, and Mertens has saved 58% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
- Overall performance: In recent matches Bucsa has won 52% of matches played (W/L 13/12) with Mertens winning 68% (W/L 17/8).
- Surface prediction: Bucsa performs best on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 57/34) and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 16/15). Mertens performs best on Hard, winning 66% (W/L 268/138), and performs worse on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 34/31).
- In play break point conversion prediction: Cristina Bucsa has converted 49% of breakpoint opportunities in their recent games and Elise Mertens has converted 48% of their chances to get the break which is an important stat in our betting tips system to pick the outcome.
- Last match played: In the match before this one, Elise Mertens played Clara Tauson in the First round at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha and won 6-0 ret. in 00:33:42 . Cristina Bucsa played Anna Kalinskaya in the First round at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha and won 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4 in 02:47:55.
Head To Head Performance Stats Vs All Opponents
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Prediction Stats H2H Summary Of Elise Mertens and Cristina Bucsa
Of their last 10 matches played, Mertens has won 8, while Bucsa has won 6. The Matchstat.com prediction algorithm uses about 190 variables. One very important stat for this match is on Hard . In recent matches, Mertens has won 46% of her own 2nd serve points and 44% of return points , while Bucsa has won 44% of her own 2nd serve points and 44% of return points.
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See below for our machine learning AI prediction for Mertens Vs Bucsa

Career Performance Prediction Factors In Our Pick:
Mertens has won 20 titles in her career, while Cristina Bucsa has won 5 events. Mertens has won 52% (39151 of 75478) of points played in her entire career, and Bucsa has achieved 51% (33551 of 65604). A great statistic to predict performance under pressure is that, Mertens has won 45% of tie breaks in his entire career (61 of 135), whereas Cristina Bucsa has won 53% (53 of 100). As per the image above, our algorithm is predicting Elise Mertens has an 53.1% probability of winning this match.
Elise Mertens vs Cristina Bucsa Odds & Betting Tips
Our Prediction: Elise Mertens To Get The Win
After analyzing hundreds of performance variables against all other players in their careers and recent form, as well as head to head performance stats, our pick indicates Elise Mertens has a 53.1% chance of winning and Cristina Bucsa has a 46.9% chance of taking the victory. We tip Mertens to get the win. Whether you should place a bet on this pick or not depends on the likely probability of the player winning relative to the odds
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