Sloane Stephens vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
Sloane Stephens
USA3
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL15
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Stephens S.
6-3 6-3
Mertens E.
Stephens S.
662
Mertens E.
330

Sloane Stephens defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, defending last year's round of 128. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-22MadridR64claySloane Stephens3-6 6-3 6-1
2024-01-01BrisbaneR32hardElise Mertens2-6 6-1 6-3
2023-09-11San DiegoR32hardSloane Stephens6-1 6-3
2018-08-13CincinnatiR16hardElise Mertens7-6(8) 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Stephens S.Mertens E.
—
Serve
51
—
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Stephens S.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
80
Break points saved·Clear edge
78
90
Break points won·Slight edge
90
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
76
Tiebreaks·Even
74
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stephens S.Mertens E.
Freshness·
—
78

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[20]
Williams S.[17]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[17]
Sevastova A.[19]
6-36-0
Osaka N.[20]
Keys M.[14]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[17]
Pliskova K.[8]
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Stephens S.[3]
6-26-3
Keys M.[14]
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[20]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
R16
Stephens S.[3]
Mertens E.[15]
6-36-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-31-66-0
Osaka N.[20]
Sabalenka A.[26]
6-32-66-4
Tsurenko L.
Vondrousova M.
6-737-56-2
Pliskova K.[8]
Barty A.[18]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Sharapova M.[22]
6-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-04-66-3
Keys M.[14]
Cibulkova D.[29]
6-16-3
R32
Kanepi K.
Peterson R.
6-37-63
Williams S.[17]
Williams V.[16]
6-16-2
Barty A.[18]
Muchova K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[3]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[15]
Strycova B.[23]
6-37-64
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Garcia C.[6]
5-76-47-64
Sharapova M.[22]
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-36-2
Keys M.[14]
Krunic A.
4-66-16-2
Cibulkova D.[29]
Kerber A.[4]
3-66-36-3
Sabalenka A.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
7-56-1
Osaka N.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-0
Vondrousova M.
Bertens K.[13]
7-642-67-61
Tsurenko L.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[8]
Kenin S.
6-47-62
Svitolina E.[7]
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Makarova K.
4-66-16-2
R64
Kanepi K.
Teichmann J.
6-46-3
Peterson R.
King V.
7-56-1
Pliskova K.[8]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Stephens S.[3]
Kalinina A.
4-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Saville D.[25]
6-16-2
Mertens E.[15]
Lapko V.
6-26-0
Makarova K.
Goerges J.[9]
7-6106-3
Sevastova A.[19]
Liu C.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[22]
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Ostapenko J.[10]
Townsend T.
4-66-36-4
Keys M.[14]
Pera B.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.[29]
Hsieh S.
7-634-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Osaka N.[20]
Glushko J.
6-26-0
Sasnovich A.
Kasatkina D.[11]
6-27-63
Bertens K.[13]
Di Lorenzo F.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-737-64
Tsurenko L.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-46-2
Barty A.[18]
Safarova L.
7-56-3
Kenin S.
Sakkari M.[32]
4-66-16-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Zvonareva V.
6-37-67
Garcia C.[6]
Puig M.
6-21-66-4
Strycova B.[23]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-1
Wang Q.
Begu I.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Maria T.
6-26-3
Muchova K.
Muguruza G.[12]
3-66-46-4
Williams S.[17]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Larsson J.
6-25-76-4
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-14-66-4
Williams V.[16]
Giorgi C.
6-47-5
Krunic A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
R128
Bouchard E.
Tan H.
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Von Deichmann K.
1-67-605-2
Goerges J.[9]
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-756-2
Sakkari M.[32]
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Halep S.[1]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
King V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-3
Peterson R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[27]
1-66-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Linette M.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Dolehide C.
6-37-66
Williams V.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
6-35-76-3
Muguruza G.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Muchova K.
Yastremska D.
6-46-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-46-4
Barty A.[18]
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Brengle M.
6-04-67-64
Pliskova K.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-47-64
Stephens S.[3]
Rodina E.
6-17-5
Saville D.[25]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-0
Strycova B.[23]
Lao D.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Liu C.
Hercog P.
7-641-66-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Vekic D.
6-22-66-3
Wang Q.
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-26-2
Maria T.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Vickery S.
6-31-66-1
Garcia C.[6]
Konta J.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[10]
Petkovic A.
6-44-67-5
Keys M.[14]
Parmentier P.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Putintseva Y.
7-666-4
Krunic A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-0
Flipkens K.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-37-63
Cibulkova D.[29]
Rus A.
4-66-26-3
Larsson J.
Cornet A.
4-66-36-2
Kerber A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-13-66-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Collins D.
6-04-66-4
Osaka N.[20]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Glushko J.
Niculescu M.
3-67-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Bencic B.
2-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[11]
Babos T.
6-45-76-4
Bertens K.[13]
Pliskova K.
6-07-5
Vondrousova M.
Barthel M.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Voegele S.
6-06-0
Siniakova K.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-736-37-5
Di Lorenzo F.
Mchale C.
6-17-61
Mertens E.[15]
Nara K.
6-26-757-5
Begu I.
Brady J.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Baindl K.
6-06-3
Mladenovic K.
Zidansek T.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.[22]
Schnyder P.
6-27-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-67-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
3-66-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Gibbs N.
5-76-36-4
Azarenka V.
Hruncakova V.
6-37-5
Bogdan A.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Blinkova A.
6-26-767-5
Giorgi C.
Osuigwe W.
6-46-1
Lapko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Hsieh S.
Alexandrova E.
6-34-66-3