R16 Wimbledon 2025

Aryna Sabalenka #1 def. Elise Mertens #23

6-4 7-6(4)

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2025 Wimbledon fourth round on grass courts on July 6, 2025.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.2%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.5%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%58.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.7%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.3+1.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.5-9.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAryna SabalenkaElise Mertens
Country BLR BEL
Birth dateMay 5, 1998Nov 17, 1995
Age2729
Height182 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)123
Ranking points (entering)11,6401,936
Elo (entering)2,2151,976
Current career W-L417–147325–209
Current career earnings$53,284,864$21,155,310
Pre-match H2H
Aryna Sabalenka #1 10 – 2 Elise Mertens #23

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emma Raducanu #407-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 2025R32
Marie Bouzkova #487-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2025R64
Carson Branstine #1946-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2025R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laura Siegemund #1044-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2025QF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #136-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 4, 2025R32
Ann Li #656-7(5) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 2, 2025R64
Linda Fruhvirtova #1486-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2025R128