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

Date
Sep 7, 2021*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
2021
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

StatAryna SabalenkaElise Mertens
Aces26
Double faults101
First serve %51.0%64.0%
First serve points won %76.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%25.0%
Break points saved %75.0%20.0%
Break points converted %80.0%25.0%
Service points won %65.0%48.0%
Return points won %52.0%35.0%
Total points won %59.0%41.0%
Match Serve++8.3-8.9
Match Return++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
Aryna Sabalenka #2 5 – 2 Elise Mertens #16

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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