Shots' Ranking 2020
Elise Mertens' Strengths

Serve
4 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 20% more Aces/Service Winners than her Rivals on Average
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- * First Serve Won Points (68%)
- * None
- * Second Serve Won Points (48%)
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Return
2 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * Same Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors & Unforced Errors as her Rivals on Average
- * Same Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors & Unforced Errors as her Rivals on Average
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- * Low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand & Backhand Return
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- * First Serve Return Won Points (34%)
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Forehand
3 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 10% fewer Unforced Errors with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * 20% fewer Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand Down the Line
- * Low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Forehand Cross, Inside Out & Inside In
- * Low Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Forehand Cross
- * Forehand Effectiveness in the Medium Rallies (5-8 shots)
- * Wins 56% of the Rallies after playing a Forehand Down the Line
- * Forehand Drop Shot (not really played)
- * Wins 60% of the Rallies after playing 2 Forehands Cross in a row
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- * Forehand Touch on a short ball
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- * Forehand Attacks on a short ball
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Backhand
4 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 40% fewer Unforced Errors with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
- * 15% fewer Winners/Forcing Errors with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Backhand Down the Line
- * Low Ratio of Winners/Forcing Errors with the Backhand Cross
- * Low Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Backhand Cross
- * High Ratio of Unforced Errors with the Backhand Down the Line
- * Win 53% of the Rallies after playing a Backhand Down the Line
- * Backhand Drop Shot (47% of the points won when played)
- * Wins 60% of the Rallies after playing 2 Backhands Cross in a row
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- * Backhand Effectiveness in the short & Medium Rallies (3-8 shots)
- * Backhand Pass
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Volley
3 Stars
Strengths:
- * Percentage & Total Points Won in the Average (70%/11%)
- * 1-2 Punch Approach (76% of the points won; 6% of her total points won)
- * Volley Winners-Forcing Errors/Unforced Errors Ratio (82%)
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Weaknesses:
- * 40% fewer Winners/Forcing Errors with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Percentage & Total Points Won in the Average (70%/11%)
- * Serve & Volley (not really played)
- * Chip and Charge (not really played)
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