Aryna Sabalenka vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 16
US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 26 August 2024
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.6-2 6-4
Mertens E.
Sabalenka A.
662
Mertens E.
24–
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens 6-2 6-4 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 10–2, defending last year's final. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 11–2.
Key context
- Match story: Aryna Sabalenka dropped just 6 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
10–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | QF | clay | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-1 4-0 RET |
| 2020-11-09 | Linz | F | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2020-02-17 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2019-10-22 | Zhuhai | RR | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Elise Mertens | 2-6 7-6(1) 6-0 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 2-6 7-6(4) |
| 2018-04-09 | Lugano | F | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Sabalenka A.
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
Sabalenka A.Mertens E.
96
Serve
51
39
Return
54
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
98
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
75
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
90
81
Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 57%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.
Swiatek I.
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.
Zheng Q.
6-16-2
Navarro E.
Badosa P.
6-27-5
Muchova K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-16-4
R16
Pegula J.
Shnaider D.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Samsonova L.
6-46-1
Haddad Maia B.
Wozniacki C.
6-23-66-3
Muchova K.
Paolini J.
6-36-3
Navarro E.
Gauff C.
6-34-66-3
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
6-26-4
Zheng Q.
Vekic D.
7-624-66-2
Badosa P.
Wang Y.
6-16-2
R32
Wang Y.
Azarenka V.
6-43-66-1
Gauff C.
Svitolina E.
3-66-36-3
Navarro E.
Kostyuk M.
6-44-66-3
Shnaider D.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Paolini J.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Badosa P.
Ruse E.
4-66-17-68
Swiatek I.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Keys M.
6-757-56-4
Vekic D.
Stearns P.
7-56-4
Zheng Q.
Niemeier J.
6-26-1
Pegula J.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Ponchet J.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Alexandrova E.
2-66-16-2
Samsonova L.
Krueger A.
6-16-1
R64
Ponchet J.
Rybakina E.
W/O
Paolini J.
Pliskova K.
RET
Samsonova L.
Bouzkova M.
3-67-616-3
Swiatek I.
Shibahara E.
6-06-1
Mertens E.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Kostyuk M.
Dart H.
7-6106-1
Navarro E.
Rus A.
6-16-1
Putintseva Y.
Wang X.
6-17-64
Krueger A.
Andreeva M.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
5-76-16-2
Muchova K.
Osaka N.
6-37-65
Potapova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Shnaider D.
Tauson C.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Townsend T.
6-37-5
Gauff C.
Maria T.
6-46-0
Ruse E.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Burel C.
6-16-4
Niemeier J.
Uchijima M.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Dolehide C.
7-57-5
Zheng Q.
Andreeva E.
6-736-16-2
Svitolina E.
Kalinina A.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Zarazua R.
6-36-3
Stearns P.
Kasatkina D.
6-17-63
Sabalenka A.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-1
Vekic D.
Minnen G.
7-56-1
Pegula J.
Kenin S.
7-646-3
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Boulter K.
7-57-5
Alexandrova E.
Jovic I.
4-66-47-5
Wang Y.
Parry D.
6-06-4
Haddad Maia B.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-1
Kalinskaya A.
Bondar A.
6-26-4
Keys M.
Joint M.
6-46-0
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