F Lugano 2018

Elise Mertens #20 def. Aryna Sabalenka #61

7-5 6-2

Elise Mertens defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 6-2 in the 2018 Lugano final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensAryna Sabalenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.5%52.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.8%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.9%39.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.2%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%30.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+12.5-3.1
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.
+3.1-12.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensAryna Sabalenka
Country BEL BLR
Birth dateNov 17, 1995May 5, 1998
Age2219
Height179 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2061
Ranking points (entering)2,200963
Elo (entering)1,8241,777
Current career W-L320–205415–144
Current career earnings$20,298,565$50,422,999
Pre-match H2H
Elise Mertens #20 0 0 Aryna Sabalenka #61

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Lapko #1306-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2018SF
Mona Barthel #686-4 5-7 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2018QF
Marketa Vondrousova #526-2 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2018R16
Mandy Minella #3016-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2018R32

Elise Mertens's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanie Voegele #1196-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2018SF
Camila Giorgi #596-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2018QF
Polona Hercog #806-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2018R16
Mihaela Buzarnescu #405-7 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2018R32