Elise Mertens blitzes Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in Birmingham on Tuesday after playing an impressive match to deal with Caroline Dolehide or Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 31 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do was reaching the 1st round in 2018, 2021 and 2022. Here you can see her previous results at this event.

Birmingham
Mertens's Record

Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Caroline Wozniacki Rothesay Classic – Birmingham

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Wozniacki
6-4 6-1
1h:31
69
69
Total points
51
51
23
23
Winners
29
29
33%
33%
Ratio Winners
57%
57%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
1
1
5
5
Double Faults
2
2
60%
60%
1st in
67%
67%
79%
79%
1st won
60%
60%
23/29
23/29
1st won
29/48
29/48
47%
47%
2nd won
25%
25%
9/19
9/19
2nd won
6/24
6/24
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
1/1
1/1
45%
45%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, Mertens scored 69 points vs. Wozniacki’s 51.

Mertens

Mertens served extremely well to win 79% of the points (23/29) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 47% points (9/19) on her second serve. Elise won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

Wozniacki

On the other side, Caroline was great in converting the only break point that she converted. Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Wozniacki is 1-2 for Caroline.

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Caroline Dolehide or Karolina Pliskova – stats

Mertens will play either Caroline Dolehide or Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Caroline Dolehide and 1-3 vs. Karolina Pliskova.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mertens 6-4
MertensWozniacki
6
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MertensWozniacki
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensWozniacki
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
MertensWozniacki
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MertensWozniacki
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
MertensWozniacki
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
MertensWozniacki
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MertensWozniacki
3
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MertensWozniacki
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MertensWozniacki
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MertensWozniacki
0
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40

Mertens won the set after she broke Caroline in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Caroline tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Yet, Elise didn’t blink to win the set 6-4.

A crucial moment of this set was when Elise won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

Mertens converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-1 40-A), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Dane was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th

game (1-4 15-40).

They played 82 points. Mertens conquered the set after winning 6 more points than the Dane (44-38). The Belgian surrendered 10 points on serve (18-10). on the other side of the net, Caroline conceded 26 points on serve (28-26).

2nd Set -
Mertens 6-1
MertensWozniacki
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MertensWozniacki
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensWozniacki
4
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
MertensWozniacki
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
MertensWozniacki
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensWozniacki
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Mertens didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Caroline Wozniacki in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The Belgian extended her lead after breaking Wozniacki in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

The Belgian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 0-40), the 5th (4-0 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Mertens didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 38 points. Mertens was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Caroline (25-13). Elise conceded 6 points on serve (14-6). On the losing side, the Dane conceded 11 points on serve (7-11).

1st
Mertens
Wozniacki
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2nd
Mertens
Wozniacki
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

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