SF Cincinnati Open 2020

Naomi Osaka #10 def. Elise Mertens #22

6-2 7-6(5)

Naomi Osaka defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2020 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNaomi OsakaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.5%63.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.2%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.5%29.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.2%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%43.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
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.
-0.7-2.4
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.
+2.4+0.7

* 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

FieldNaomi OsakaElise Mertens
Country JPN BEL
Birth dateOct 16, 1997Nov 17, 1995
Age2224
Height180 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1022
Ranking points (entering)3,6252,070
Elo (entering)2,0601,898
Current career W-L253–138326–209
Current career earnings$27,198,526$21,186,310
Pre-match H2H
Naomi Osaka #10 1 – 1 Elise Mertens #22

Path

Naomi Osaka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anett Kontaveit #204-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2020QF
Dayana Yastremska #256-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2020R16
Karolina Muchova #266-7(5) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 2020R32

Naomi Osaka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #59(w/o)LH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2020F

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jessica Pegula #836-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2020QF
Veronika Kudermetova #416-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2020R16
Kristina Mladenovic #436-1 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 2020R32
Rebecca Peterson #466-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2020R64