Elise Mertens vs Veronika KudermetovaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2024
hard
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Mertens E.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Kudermetova V.
Mertens E.
3662
Kudermetova V.
6431

Elise Mertens defeated Veronika Kudermetova 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

42
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06HobartQFhardElise Mertens6-1 0-6 6-2
2023-02-06Abu DhabiR16hardVeronika Kudermetova6-1 7-5
2021-05-10RomeR64clayVeronika Kudermetova4-6 6-2 6-3
2021-04-19IstanbulSFclayElise Mertens6-1 6-4
2020-11-09LinzQFhardElise Mertens6-4 6-1
2020-08-24CincinnatiR16hardElise Mertens6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Even serve battle

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.Kudermetova V.
51
Serve
67
54
Return
24

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
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Even
4.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (120 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
80
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
85
Break points won·Slight edge
96
85
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

R128
Stearns P.
Tsurenko L.
6-17-5
Minnen G.
Frech M.
7-57-5
Vekic D.
Birrell K.
6-46-4
Bronzetti L.
Sun L.
6-3
Kasatkina D.
Cristian J.
6-26-4
Keys M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.
Hon P.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Fruhvirtova B.
2-1
Parry D.
Wang X.
7-627-65
Wang Y.
Sakkari M.
6-2
Uchijima M.
Korpatsch T.
3-66-36-4
Dolehide C.
Collins D.
1-67-56-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Noel A.
6-16-3
Samsonova L.
Wang Q.
6-27-5
Rus A.
Bogdan A.
6-47-65
Niemeier J.
Yastremska D.
6-46-736-4
Tauson C.
Schmiedlova A.
1-67-656-2
Shnaider D.
Podoroska N.
6-06-1
Boulter K.
Sasnovich A.
5-76-26-1
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Martic P.
6-36-0
Haddad Maia B.
Avanesyan E.
4-66-06-2
Badosa P.
Golubic V.
6-06-3
Kalinskaya A.
Davis L.
6-26-2
Navarro E.
Blinkova A.
6-16-1
Dart H.
Paquet C.
6-16-2
Bondar A.
Pera B.
6-33-66-3
Swiatek I.
Rakhimova K.
6-47-66
Wang X.
Rodionova A.
3-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Sherif M.
6-30-67-5
Paolini J.
Andreescu B.
6-756-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Bassols Ribera M.
7-636-2
Ruse E.
Grabher J.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Li A.
6-46-4
Joint M.
Siegemund L.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Starodubtseva Y.
3-66-16-1
Jovic I.
Linette M.
6-46-3
Alexandrova E.
Tomova V.
6-746-07-5
Mertens E.
Kudermetova V.
3-66-46-3
Kenin S.
Raducanu E.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Noskova L.
7-636-4
Andreeva E.
Yuan Y.
6-37-67
Zheng Q.
Anisimova A.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.
Gracheva V.
6-26-0
Maria T.
Sierra S.
6-26-3
Kalinina A.
Dodin O.
6-13-66-1
Svitolina E.
Carle M.
3-66-36-4
Shibahara E.
Saville D.
6-34-67-66
Cocciaretto E.
Baindl K.
6-36-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Preston T.
6-26-0
Andreeva M.
Osorio C.
6-27-64
Krueger A.
Zhang S.
0-66-17-5
Bouzkova M.
Lys E.
6-21-67-5
Errani S.
Bucsa C.
3-66-06-4
Pegula J.
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Rybakina E.
Aiava D.
6-17-61
Ponchet J.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Wozniacki C.
Hibino N.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Garcia C.
6-16-4
Osaka N.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-2
Muchova K.
Volynets K.
6-37-5
Potapova A.
Fernandez L.
2-66-47-5
Townsend T.
Trevisan M.
6-27-5
Burel C.
Stephens S.
0-67-57-5
Kostyuk M.
Kessler M.
6-26-3