Caroline Wozniacki
Danish, aged 27, currently occupies the second place in the WTA standings.
He spends a very good time in his career, winning at the end of last year the Singapore Cup Tournament, where his game is far superior to his opponents.
And this year started well for Caroline, reaching the final stage in the Auckland tournament, but was defeated by German player Julia Goerges.
The most important test of this edition of the Australian Open came in the second round, where she managed to return from 1-5 in the decisive set against the Croatian Jana Fett, a victory that raised her morale considerably, while in the quarter-finals easily eliminated Carla Suarez Navarro, score 6-0 6-7 6-2.

Elise Mertens
The 22-year-old Belgian player is currently ranked 37th in the WTA standings.
He is a player who is trying to make his place in the top of the players, achieving good results in the season 2017, a year in which he climbed a lot in the rankings.
The 2018 season began incredible for the Belgian player, winning the Hobart tournament, while at the Australian Open he eliminated important players like Daria Gavrilova, Petra Martic, and in the quarter-finals he eliminated Elina Svitolina with a drastic 6-4 6-0.

Direct meetings
The match of the Australian Open tournament will be the 2nd straight encounter between the two players, the previous meeting being adjudicated by Caroline Wozniacki in 2017 in the Bastad tournament, 2-1 in sets.

Prediction: Caroline Wozniacki win @ 1.40