R128 Australian Open 2022

Elise Mertens #26 def. Vera Zvonareva #91

6-4 7-5

Elise Mertens defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-5 in the 2022 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensVera Zvonareva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
111
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.9%81.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.4%54.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.3%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.6%53.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.7%38.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+4.6-3.7
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.
+3.7-4.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2022 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElise MertensVera Zvonareva
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Sep 7, 1984
Age2637
Height179 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2691
Ranking points (entering)2,091846
Elo (entering)1,8371,757
Current career W-L320–205466–270
Current career earnings$20,298,565$16,995,231
Pre-match H2H
Elise Mertens #26 1 0 Vera Zvonareva #91

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.