Naomi Osaka #4 def. Elise Mertens #24

6-4 6-1

Naomi Osaka defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the 2019 Pan Pacific Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNaomi OsakaElise Mertens
Aces61
Double faults27
First serve %63.0%62.0%
First serve points won %83.0%52.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%44.0%
Break points saved %0.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%100.0%
Service points won %70.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%30.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNaomi OsakaElise Mertens
Country JPN BEL
Birth dateOct 16, 1997Nov 17, 1995
Age2123
Height180 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)424
Ranking points (entering)4,8462,110
Elo (entering)1,9471,859
Current career W-L251–135320–205
Current career earnings$26,612,806$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Naomi Osaka #4 0 1 Elise Mertens #24

Path

Naomi Osaka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yulia Putintseva #366-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2019QF
Viktoriya Tomova #1817-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2019R16

Naomi Osaka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #416-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2019F

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Camila Giorgi #546-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 21, 2019QF
Su-Wei Hsieh #336-3 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 20, 2019R16
Whitney Osuigwe #1156-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 19, 2019R32