Elise Mertens vs Elena Rybakina | Elise Mertens Wins 7-6 6-1

WimbledonR32GrassSat 4 Jul · 13:05Final

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Elise Mertens defeated Elena Rybakina in the Round of 32 at Wimbledon, advancing with a 7-6, 6-1 victory on the grass courts. Mertens hit 4 aces and 10 double faults, while converting 40% of her break points and winning 78% of her first-serve points. She converted four service breaks to Rybakina's two.

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Key context

Match story: Elise Mertens came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Mertens E. took it in straight sets, breaking twice in each.

Breaks of serveMertens E. 4 · Rybakina E. 2
AcesMertens E. 4 · Rybakina E. 2
Double faultsMertens E. 10 · Rybakina E. 6

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 14–4Break backRybakina E. · Broke back
Set 16–6Break backRybakina E. · Broke back
Set 23–1BreakMertens E. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowMertens E. broken twice · Rybakina E. broken 4 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Mertens E.

8/10Rybakina E.

5/9

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchMertens E.Rybakina E.

Late momentumMertens E.82

7Last 12 points5

13Last 3 games4

4/10Break points2/10

Break of serve

Match statistics

Mertens E.Rybakina E.

Serve

4Aces2
10Double faults6
80% · 8/10Service games held56% · 5/9

Return

40%Break points won20%
4Breaks of serve2

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

Double faultsRybakina E. served 6 double faults, Mertens E. 10. Largest performance gap of the match.+4Mertens E.10Rybakina E.6

Common opponents

9 shared · last 12 months

All 9 opponents →

Mertens E. and Rybakina E. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mertens E. went 5–5 (50%) against them, Rybakina E. 10–3 (77%). Rybakina E. came out better against 5 of 8 comparable opponents, Mertens E. against 2.

5–550%Mertens E. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents10–377%Rybakina E. · better vs 5

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

12–12Sets22–7

112–106Games166–112

1–1Tiebreaks2–0

2–2Deciding sets1–2

vs Andreeva M.#5L3-6 3-6Rome · clayW7-5 6-1Stuttgart · clay
vs Muchova K.#8L6-1 3-6 0-6Stuttgart · clayW7-5 6-1Stuttgart · clay
vs Mboko V.#15W6-3 3-6 6-3United Cup · hardL5-7 6-4 4-6Doha · hard

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vs Eala A.#18W6-3 6-3Bad Homburg · grassL5-7 4-6Berlin · grass
vs Pliskova K.#51L5-7 6-2 6-7Madrid · clayW6-0 6-2Rome · clay
vs Ruse G.#62L3-6 3-6s Hertogenbosch · grassW4-6 6-3 7-5Madrid · clay
vs Valentova T.#65L4-6 1-6Osaka · hardW6-3 7-6US Open · hard
vs Maria T.#84W7-5 6-0Roland Garros · clayW7-5 6-0London · grass
vs Paolini J.#20Hard to compareW4-6 7-6 6-3Rome · clayW6-3 6-2Ningbo · hard

Head-to-head

9 meetings · Rybakina E. leads 7–2

Full H2H →

Grass: Mertens E. leads 1–0 · Hard: Rybakina E. leads 6–0 · Clay: level 1–1

Mertens E.July 2026WimbledonThis matchGrass7-6 6-1
Rybakina E.January 2026Australian OpenHard6-1 6-3
Rybakina E.August 2025CincinnatiHard4-6 6-3 7-5
Rybakina E.May 2024Roland GarrosClay6-4 6-2
Rybakina E.January 2024BrisbaneHard6-1 6-0

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Bouzkova M.View match

Player context

Before the match

Mertens E.Rybakina E.2 032ELO2 2611 672Grass ELO1 7097–3Last 108–230Age27179 cmHeight184 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $20.7M2026 $3.0MEarningsCareer $29.8M2026 $5.4M

Match info

Started13:05 local

Cite this

Elise Mertens beat Elena Rybakina 7-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Elise Mertens vs Elena Rybakina — Wimbledon Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-07-04/mertens-vs-rybakina-wimbledon-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 4 July 2026).