Cristina Bucsa vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 32
US Open · WTA · Round of 32
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2025
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Bucsa C.3-6 7-5 6-3
Mertens E.
Bucsa C.
3762
Mertens E.
6531
Cristina Bucsa defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Cristina Bucsa narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cristina Bucsa dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2025-10-13 | Osaka | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2024-09-25 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Cristina Bucsa | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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
Bucsa C.Mertens E.
22
Serve
51
52
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
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
60
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
90
Break points won·Even
93
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
75
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
—
74
Mertens E.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 45%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Vondrousova M.
W/O
Anisimova A.
Swiatek I.
6-46-3
Pegula J.
Krejcikova B.
6-36-3
Osaka N.
Muchova K.
6-47-63
R16
Osaka N.
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Pegula J.
Li A.
6-16-2
Muchova K.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-706-3
Vondrousova M.
Rybakina E.
6-45-76-2
Sabalenka A.
Bucsa C.
6-16-4
Krejcikova B.
Townsend T.
1-67-6136-3
Swiatek I.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-1
Anisimova A.
Haddad Maia B.
6-06-3
R32
Li A.
Hon P.
7-56-3
Bucsa C.
Mertens E.
3-67-56-3
Alexandrova E.
Siegemund L.
6-06-1
Sabalenka A.
Fernandez L.
6-37-62
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Andreeva M.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.
Paolini J.
7-646-1
Anisimova A.
Cristian J.
6-44-66-2
Swiatek I.
Kalinskaya A.
7-626-4
Osaka N.
Kasatkina D.
6-04-66-3
Haddad Maia B.
Sakkari M.
6-16-2
Rybakina E.
Raducanu E.
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Frech M.
6-36-1
Kostyuk M.
Parry D.
3-66-46-2
Muchova K.
Noskova L.
6-756-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Navarro E.
4-66-46-4
R64
Noskova L.
Lys E.
6-43-0
Paolini J.
Jovic I.
6-36-3
Parry D.
Zarazua R.
6-22-67-67
Mertens E.
Sun L.
6-26-3
Anisimova A.
Joint M.
7-626-2
Andreeva M.
Potapova A.
6-16-3
Pegula J.
Blinkova A.
6-16-3
Muchova K.
Cirstea S.
7-606-736-4
Kasatkina D.
Rakhimova K.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.
Baptiste H.
6-36-1
Swiatek I.
Lamens S.
6-14-66-4
Frech M.
Stearns P.
6-766-36-2
Gauff C.
Vekic D.
7-656-2
Bucsa C.
Eala A.
6-46-3
Cristian J.
Krueger A.
4-66-26-2
Hon P.
Samsonova L.
4-66-36-2
Sakkari M.
Bondar A.
6-36-1
Fernandez L.
Jacquemot E.
2-66-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Kudermetova P.
7-646-2
Haddad Maia B.
Golubic V.
6-16-4
Navarro E.
Mcnally C.
6-26-1
Azarenka V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Kalinskaya A.
Putintseva Y.
6-17-5
Rybakina E.
Valentova T.
6-37-67
Raducanu E.
Tjen J.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Kessler M.
7-676-2
Siegemund L.
Zakharova A.
6-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Wang X.
6-26-2
Li A.
Bencic B.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Uchijima M.
6-46-2
Townsend T.
Ostapenko J.
7-56-1
Kostyuk M.
Sonmez Z.
7-56-756-3
R128
Kudermetova P.
Parrizas Diaz N.
2-2
Swiatek I.
Arango E.
6-16-2
Mcnally C.
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Uchijima M.
Danilovic O.
7-624-67-69
Ostapenko J.
Wang X.
6-46-3
Townsend T.
Ruzic A.
6-46-4
Blinkova A.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.
Masarova R.
7-56-1
Jacquemot E.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-3
Fernandez L.
Marino R.
6-26-1
Sun L.
Osorio C.
6-42-66-0
Bucsa C.
Liu C.
6-26-1
Eala A.
Tauson C.
6-32-67-611
Rybakina E.
Pareja J.
6-36-0
Valentova T.
Bronzetti L.
6-33-66-4
Raducanu E.
Shibahara E.
6-16-2
Tjen J.
Kudermetova V.
6-44-66-4
Kessler M.
Linette M.
7-57-5
Vondrousova M.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-37-63
Li A.
Sramkova R.
4-66-26-4
Jovic I.
Sasnovich A.
7-666-3
Paolini J.
Aiava D.
6-27-64
Hon P.
Jeanjean L.
6-37-5
Pegula J.
Sherif M.
6-06-4
Samsonova L.
Yuan Y.
2-66-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Yastremska D.
6-757-656-4
Azarenka V.
Inoue H.
7-606-4
Navarro E.
Wang Y.
7-696-3
Lamens S.
Glozman V.
6-46-2
Potapova A.
Zhu L.
6-44-66-2
Putintseva Y.
Cocciaretto E.
6-47-64
Siegemund L.
Shnaider D.
7-632-66-3
Zakharova A.
Avanesyan E.
6-36-4
Wang X.
Dolehide C.
2-66-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Sevastova A.
6-46-1
Bondar A.
Svitolina E.
6-26-4
Sakkari M.
Maria T.
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.
Kartal S.
6-31-66-1
Krueger A.
Kenin S.
5-76-46-2
Gauff C.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-727-5
Vekic D.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
3-67-56-3
Baptiste H.
Siniakova K.
7-56-3
Rakhimova K.
Garcia C.
6-44-66-3
Stearns P.
Semenistaja D.
7-56-0
Frech M.
Gibson T.
6-26-2
Parry D.
Kvitova P.
6-16-0
Sonmez Z.
Volynets K.
6-36-4
Osaka N.
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.
Boulter K.
6-46-4
Noskova L.
Galfi D.
6-47-5
Lys E.
Jones F.
6-07-5
Cirstea S.
Sierra S.
7-56-0
Bencic B.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Mertens E.
Ahn A.
6-16-0
Kasatkina D.
Ruse E.
7-56-1
Krejcikova B.
Mboko V.
6-36-2
Andreeva M.
Parks A.
6-06-1
Zarazua R.
Keys M.
6-7107-637-5
Muchova K.
Williams V.
6-32-66-1
Anisimova A.
Birrell K.
6-36-2
Joint M.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-47-66
Cristian J.
Collins D.
6-26-0
Golubic V.
Boisson L.
3-67-636-2
Kalinskaya A.
Ngounoue C.
6-05-76-4