R64 Australian Open 2022

Elise Mertens #26 def. Irina-Camelia Begu #64

6-3 6-2

Elise Mertens defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 in the 2022 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElise MertensIrina-Camelia Begu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.7%60.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.7%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.1%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.5%52.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.8%30.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.0%40.0%
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.
+12.5-4.9
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.
+4.8-12.5

* 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 MertensIrina-Camelia Begu
Country BEL ROU
Birth dateNov 17, 1995Aug 26, 1990
Age2631
Height179 cm181 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2664
Ranking points (entering)2,0911,033
Elo (entering)1,8501,774
Current career W-L325–209245–237
Current career earnings$21,155,310$9,074,683
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #916-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2022R128

Elise Mertens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Zhang #746-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2022R32

Irina-Camelia Begu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Oceane Dodin #852-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2022R128