Coco Gauff vs Elise MertensUS Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2023
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Gauff C.
3-6 6-3 6-0
Mertens E.
Gauff C.
3662
Mertens E.
6301

Coco Gauff defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-3 6-0 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-15DubaiR16hardCoco Gauff2-6 7-6(9) 6-3
2024-03-06Indian WellsR16hardCoco Gauff6-0 6-2
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayCoco Gauff6-4 6-0
2021-06-21EastbourneR32grassCoco Gauff0-6 7-6(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

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

Gauff C.Mertens E.
25
Serve
51
100
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
99
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
54
74

Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

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