Elise Mertens vs Naomi Osaka — Wuhan Round of 64
Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017 ·
hard
JPN#13WTA
1987ELO
1922Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Mertens E.6-4 1-6 6-4
Osaka N.
Mertens E.
6162
Osaka N.
4641
Elise Mertens defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 6–2. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 1-6 2-6 |
| 2026-06-23 | Bad Homburg | R16 | grass | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-08-05 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2024-06-10 | s Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2024-03-06 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | R16 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2019-09-16 | Osaka | SF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
6.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
85
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
89
90
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Osaka N.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast