R16 US Open 2021

Aryna Sabalenka #2 def. Elise Mertens #16

6-4 6-1

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1 in the 2021 US Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaElise Mertens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
26
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
101
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.9%63.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%60.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.6%25.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%47.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.3%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.4%40.6%
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.
+8.3-8.9
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.
+8.9-8.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 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
Age2325
Height182 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)216
Ranking points (entering)7,0103,330
Elo (entering)2,0101,892
Current career W-L415–144320–205
Current career earnings$50,422,999$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H

Path

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Danielle Collins #296-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2021R32
Tamara Zidansek #406-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2021R64
Nina Stojanovic #946-4 6-7(4) 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2021R128

Aryna Sabalenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Krejcikova #96-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2021QF

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ons Jabeur #216-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2021R32
Valentini Grammatikopoulou #2346-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2021R64
Rebecca Peterson #543-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2021R128