R32 Wuhan Open 2019

Sofia Kenin #17 def. Elise Mertens #24

4-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Sofia Kenin defeated Elise Mertens 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2019 Wuhan Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSofia KeninElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
09
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%69.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.7%72.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%41.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.5%62.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.2%41.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.5%51.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.7+5.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-5.9-1.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSofia KeninElise Mertens
Country USA BEL
Birth dateNov 14, 1998Nov 17, 1995
Age2023
Height170 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1724
Ranking points (entering)2,6302,235
Elo (entering)1,9521,857
Current career W-L175–157325–209
Current career earnings$12,801,532$21,155,310
Pre-match H2H
Sofia Kenin #17 1 – 0 Elise Mertens #24

Path

Sofia Kenin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #366-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 2019R64

Sofia Kenin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ashleigh Barty #13-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2019R16

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Katerina Siniakova #416-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 2019R64