Irina Camelia Begu vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 128
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Elise Mertens in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 6–2 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBegu I. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsBegu I. and Mertens E. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Begu I. went 6–4 (60%) against them, Mertens E. 8–4 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 4 better-results split).
vs Sabalenka A.#2W6-4 6-4Miami · hardL4-6 1-6US Open · hard
vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-4 6-4Tenerife · hardW6-2 6-1Indian Wells · hard
vs Paolini J.#20W3-6 6-2 6-3Melbourne 2 · hardW6-3 2-6 7-5Doha · hard
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vs Ferro F.#108W6-2 7-6Indian Wells · hardW6-2 7-6Sydney · hard- vs Yastremska D.#111L6-4 2-6 3-6Dubai · hardW6-1 6-3Chicago 2 · hard
- vs Sasnovich A.#121L5-7 7-6 4-6Miami · hardW6-2 4-6 6-2BLR vs BEL · hard
vs Teichmann J.#184W7-5 6-1Indian Wells · hardL2-6 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Jabeur O.L3-6 2-6Charleston · clayL6-7 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Kvitova P.L3-6 1-6Doha · hardW7-5 1-2Doha · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Mertens E. leads 3–1Hard: Mertens E. leads 2–1 · Clay: Mertens E. leads 1–0
- Begu I.August 2022US OpenThis matchHard3-6 6-2 6-3
- Mertens E.January 2022Australian OpenHard6-3 6-2
- Mertens E.April 2017IstanbulClay6-1 6-1
- Mertens E.February 2017Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BELHard3-6 7-5 7-5
Draw
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Player context
Before the matchCite this
Irina Camelia Begu beat Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-3. Umpiry, "Irina Camelia Begu vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2022-08-29/begu-vs-mertens-us-open-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 29 August 2022).