Elise Mertens vs Mirjam Bjorklund — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2023
hard
SWE
Mirjam Bjorklund
27 yrs · 170 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLWL
Mertens E.
3-6 6-3 7-6
Bjorklund M.
Mertens E.
36772
Bjorklund M.
63631

Elise Mertens defeated Mirjam Bjorklund 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mirjam Bjorklund came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens claimed a first win over Mirjam Bjorklund in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-03BogotaR32clayMirjam Bjorklund6-1 4-6 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bjorklund M.

Bjorklund M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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

Mertens E.Bjorklund M.
51
Serve
—
54
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Mertens E.Bjorklund M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Bjorklund M.
Freshness·
81
—

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.
Sabalenka A.
2-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Gauff C.
Muchova K.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.
Keys M.
0-67-617-65
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.
Zheng Q.
6-16-4
Muchova K.
Cirstea S.
6-06-3
Gauff C.
Ostapenko J.
6-06-2
R16
Gauff C.
Wozniacki C.
6-33-66-1
Sabalenka A.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-3
Ostapenko J.
Swiatek I.
3-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Bencic B.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Wang X.
6-35-76-1
Vondrousova M.
Stearns P.
6-736-36-2
Keys M.
Pegula J.
6-16-3
Zheng Q.
Jabeur O.
6-26-4
R32
Swiatek I.
Juvan K.
6-06-1
Bencic B.
Zhu L.
7-612-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Stearns P.
Boulter K.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Rybakina E.
6-36-766-4
Gauff C.
Mertens E.
3-66-36-0
Sabalenka A.
Burel C.
6-16-1
Zheng Q.
Bronzetti L.
6-34-66-4
Jabeur O.
Bouzkova M.
5-77-656-3
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.
6-44-66-2
Keys M.
Samsonova L.
5-76-26-2
Wang X.
Schmiedlova A.
4-66-36-2
Muchova K.
Townsend T.
7-606-3
Wozniacki C.
Brady J.
4-66-36-1
Ostapenko J.
Pera B.
4-66-36-3
R64
Rybakina E.
Tomljanovic A.
W/O
Brady J.
Linette M.
6-12-66-2
Mertens E.
Collins D.
3-67-676-1
Minnen G.
Vickery S.
6-34-66-4
Burel C.
Pliskova K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Burrage J.
6-36-2
Pera B.
Wang X.
3-67-656-2
Wozniacki C.
Kvitova P.
7-57-65
Swiatek I.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Andreeva M.
6-36-2
Stearns P.
Tauson C.
6-36-0
Alexandrova E.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Samsonova L.
Korpatsch T.
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.
Kenin S.
2-66-46-4
Pegula J.
Tig P.
6-36-1
Bronzetti L.
Lys E.
6-36-2
Zheng Q.
Kanepi K.
6-23-66-2
Bouzkova M.
Martic P.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Noskova L.
7-674-66-3
Cirstea S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-4
Zhu L.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Bencic B.
Miyazaki Y.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Frech M.
6-36-3
Townsend T.
Haddad Maia B.
7-617-5
Juvan K.
Davis L.
6-736-46-3
Ostapenko J.
Avanesyan E.
6-35-77-5
Wang X.
Sorribes Tormo S.
5-76-36-4
Schmiedlova A.
Masarova R.
7-606-2
Svitolina E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-76-46-4
Boulter K.
Wang Y.
5-76-16-4
Keys M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
R128
Collins D.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-0
Mertens E.
Bjorklund M.
3-66-37-63
Cirstea S.
Day K.
6-26-3
Townsend T.
Gracheva V.
6-46-2
Frech M.
Navarro E.
7-6101-66-2
Tauson C.
Potapova A.
7-643-66-3
Keys M.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Korpatsch T.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Lys E.
Montgomery R.
6-26-1
Burel C.
Dolehide C.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Ruse E.
6-16-4
Vickery S.
Vekic D.
2-67-56-2
Minnen G.
Williams V.
6-16-1
Miyazaki Y.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-3
Tig P.
Marino R.
7-667-61
Juvan K.
Cocciaretto E.
6-27-5
Avanesyan E.
Cornet A.
6-21-66-4
Ostapenko J.
Paolini J.
6-24-66-1
Davis L.
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Kalinskaya A.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kalinina A.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Stephens S.
6-25-76-4
Stearns P.
Tomova V.
6-36-4
Boulter K.
Parry D.
6-46-0
Wang Y.
Garcia C.
6-46-1
Samsonova L.
Liu C.
7-636-3
Vondrousova M.
Han N.
6-36-0
Kenin S.
Bogdan A.
7-626-4
Sabalenka A.
Zanevska M.
6-36-2
Burrage J.
Blinkova A.
6-36-4
Pera B.
Kudermetova V.
7-56-4
Kasatkina D.
Parks A.
2-66-46-2
Bronzetti L.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-63
Kanepi K.
Strycova B.
6-46-4
Zheng Q.
Podoroska N.
6-16-0
Bouzkova M.
Krueger A.
7-56-4
Martic P.
Maria T.
6-26-1
Noskova L.
Brengle M.
6-26-1
Jabeur O.
Osorio C.
7-57-64
Pegula J.
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Crawley F.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.
Friedsam A.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.
Putintseva Y.
0-67-607-68
Tsurenko L.
Jacquemot E.
7-53-66-1
Alexandrova E.
Fernandez L.
7-645-76-4
Masarova R.
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Schmiedlova A.
Baindl K.
6-43-66-3
Wang X.
Volynets K.
6-36-4
Muchova K.
Hunter S.
6-46-0
Bencic B.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Zhu L.
Sherif M.
6-37-5
Azarenka V.
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Udvardy P.
3-66-26-4
Rybakina E.
Kostyuk M.
6-26-1
Gauff C.
Siegemund L.
3-66-26-4
Andreeva M.
Gadecki O.
1-66-36-4
Linette M.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Brady J.
Birrell K.
6-37-64
Wozniacki C.
Prozorova T.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.
Bucsa C.
6-17-65
Wang X.
Hruncakova V.
4-66-37-66
Saville D.
Ngounoue C.
6-06-2
Swiatek I.
Peterson R.
6-06-1