R32 Palermo 2020

Aliaksandra Sasnovich def. Elise Mertens

6-4 6-1

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the 2020 Palermo first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAliaksandra SasnovichElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
14
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.3%57.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.7%58.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
68.8%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.4%50.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.2%30.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.3%41.7%
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.
+12.5-6.1
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.
+6.1-12.5

* 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

FieldAliaksandra SasnovichElise Mertens
Country BLR BEL
Birth dateMar 22, 1994Nov 17, 1995
Age2624
Height174 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7171,842
Current career W-L156–172320–205
Current career earnings$6,776,496$20,298,565

Path

Aliaksandra Sasnovich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lara Arruabarrena 7-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2020Q3
Tereza Martincova 6-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2020Q2
Anastasiya Komardina 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2020Q1

Aliaksandra Sasnovich's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jasmine Paolini 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 7, 2020R16

Elise Mertens's path

No prior matches in this tournament.