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

Date: Aug 28, 2020*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 2020
Category: Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Naomi Osaka	Elise Mertens
Aces	4	3
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	50.0%	64.0%
First serve points won %	71.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	42.0%	29.0%
Break points saved %	86.0%	44.0%
Break points converted %	56.0%	14.0%
Service points won %	56.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	44.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Naomi Osaka	Elise Mertens
Country	JPN	BEL
Birth date	Oct 16, 1997	Nov 17, 1995
Age	22	24
Height	180 cm	179 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	22
Ranking points (entering)	3,625	2,070
Elo (entering)	2,060	1,898
Current career W-L	250–135	320–204
Current career earnings	$26,612,806	$20,298,565

Pre-match H2H

Naomi Osaka #10 1 – 1 Elise Mertens #22

Path

Naomi Osaka's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anett Kontaveit #20	4-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2020	QF
Dayana Yastremska #25	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2020	R16
Karolina Muchova #26	6-7(5) 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 2020	R32

Naomi Osaka's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victoria Azarenka #59	(w/o)	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2020	F

Elise Mertens's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jessica Pegula #83	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2020	QF
Veronika Kudermetova #41	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2020	R16
Kristina Mladenovic #43	6-1 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 2020	R32
Rebecca Peterson #46	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 2020	R64