SF Linz Open 2020

Elise Mertens #21 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #33

2-6 6-1 7-5

Elise Mertens defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 6-1 7-5 in the 2020 Linz Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
113
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.7%51.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.1%65.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
25.7%39.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
44.4%14.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.1%52.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
85.7%55.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.1%44.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.6%48.4%
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.
-1.9-4.0
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.
+4.0+1.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2020 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensEkaterina Alexandrova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Nov 15, 1994
Age2425
Height179 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2133
Ranking points (entering)2,5301,775
Elo (entering)1,9371,807
Current career W-L320–205250–197
Current career earnings$20,298,565$10,956,763
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #466-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 14, 2020QF
Vera Zvonareva #1736-4 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2020R16
Anhelina Kalinina #1632-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 2020R32

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #115-7 2-6LH2HMatch dataNov 15, 2020F

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Podoroska #486-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 14, 2020QF
Varvara Gracheva #957-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2020R16
Katerina Siniakova #646-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 12, 2020R32