Caroline Wozniacki vs Elise Mertens — Bastad Semi-final

Bastad · WTA · Semi-final
DEN1
Caroline Wozniacki
36 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 July 2017
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Wozniacki C.
7-5 4-6 6-2
Mertens E.
Wozniacki C.
7462
Mertens E.
5621

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the Bastad semi-final on clay. Caroline Wozniacki extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-06-17BirminghamR32grassElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2018-01-15Australian OpenSFhardCaroline Wozniacki6-3 7-6(2)
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Serve vs return

This season
Wozniacki C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Wozniacki C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Wozniacki C.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wozniacki C.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
80
Break points saved·Even
92
90
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
75

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Wozniacki C.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
81

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Siniakova K.[7]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Siniakova K.[7]
Garcia C.[3]
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[1]
Mertens E.
7-54-66-2
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.
Krunic A.
6-42-66-4
Garcia C.[3]
Krejcikova B.
6-24-67-5
Siniakova K.[7]
Sevastova A.[2]
6-35-77-5
Wozniacki C.[1]
Baindl K.
6-36-1
R16
Sevastova A.[2]
Kulichkova E.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Golubic V.
6-22-66-4
Siniakova K.[7]
Rus A.
7-636-4
Garcia C.[3]
Errani S.
6-16-0
Krunic A.
Tomova V.
7-56-4
Mertens E.
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
6-36-727-5
Baindl K.
Barthel M.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Bertens K.[6]
W/O
R32
Sevastova A.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-36-1
Kulichkova E.
Alexandrova E.
6-44-67-65
Rus A.
Tig P.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.[7]
Peterson R.
6-33-66-1
Errani S.
Korpatsch T.
7-6116-2
Krejcikova B.
Beck A.
6-06-0
Bertens K.[6]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Krunic A.
Lister C.
6-16-2
Mertens E.
Bara I.
6-24-66-2
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Paolini J.
6-16-0
Barthel M.
Larsson J.[9]
6-737-57-64
Baindl K.
Bjorklund M.
3-66-27-64
Golubic V.
Trevisan M.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-33-66-2
Tomova V.
Goerges J.[8]
6-42-2
Garcia C.[3]
Begu I.
5-76-36-4