SF Australian Open 2018

Caroline Wozniacki #2 def. Elise Mertens #37

6-3 7-6(2)

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2018 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCaroline WozniackiElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
52
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.5%59.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.1%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.3%63.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.6%61.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.8%28.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
+14.9+4.5
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.
-4.5-14.9

* 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

FieldCaroline WozniackiElise Mertens
Country DEN BEL
Birth dateJul 11, 1990Nov 17, 1995
Age2722
Height177 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)237
Ranking points (entering)6,0951,465
Elo (entering)2,0221,852
Current career W-L620–275320–205
Current career earnings$36,479,231$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H

Path

Caroline Wozniacki's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carla Suárez Navarro #396-0 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2018QF
Magdalena Rybarikova #216-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2018R16
Kiki Bertens #326-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32
Jana Fett #1193-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64
Mihaela Buzarnescu #446-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128

Caroline Wozniacki's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #17-6(2) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2018F

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #46-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2018QF
Petra Martic #817-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2018R16
Alizé Cornet #427-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32
Daria Saville #237-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64
Viktoria Hruncakova #1256-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128