Elise Mertens def. Moyuka Uchijima — Round of 64, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played22 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 21 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens seeded 21 6 6

🇯🇵ranked WTA number 87 going into this draw

Moyuka Uchijima 3 1

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvM. UchijimaMoyuka Uchijima🇯🇵

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇯🇵Moyuka Uchijima

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

0

5

Double faults

4

49%

1st serve in

48%

77%

1st serve points won

46%

39%

2nd serve points won

32%

58%

Service points won

39%

0/2

Break points saved

3/9

Serve speed (km/h)

185

Fastest serve

171

163

Average 1st serve

159

137

Average 2nd serve

128

Return

61%

Return points won

42%

6/9

Break points won

2/2

Points

12

Winners

13

18

Unforced errors

31

3/4

Net points won

11/14

59

Total points won

40

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

3–7

4–1

Last 30 days

1–0

By surface

11–9

Hard

3–9

By round

3–2

R64

1–1

2–3

R32

0–5

3–1

At Grand Slams

2–1

How their matches go

19

Completed matches

12

42%

Won in straight sets

17%

16%

Won after losing a set

8%

32%

Lost after winning a set

25%

11%

Lost in straight sets

50%

3–4

Tiebreaks

4–1

3–6

Deciding sets

1–3

9/14

Won after winning set 1

3/5

2/5

Won after losing set 1

0/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

–

1st serve in

57%

–

1st serve points won

65%

–

2nd serve points won

37%

–

Break points saved

50%

–

Return points won

38%

–

Break points won

45%

–

Aces a match

1.4

–

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

3

Matches

1

8

Sets

2

3

Days since last match

3

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElise MertensMoyuka Uchijima
🇨🇿KrejcikovaNo. 55
🇨🇿KrejcikovaNo. 55WonPerth & Sydney QFLostNew York R64
🇨🇳Zhu
🇨🇳ZhuWonPerth & Sydney RRLostBeijing R128
Total
Total2–00–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensMoyuka Uchijima
1Won🇹🇭L. TararudeeLanlana TararudeeNo. 131No. 131 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanWon🇦🇷S. SierraSolana SierraNo. 64No. 64 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
2Lost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 11No. 11 · 10 JanPerth & Sydney SF · 10 JanLost🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 48No. 48 · 28 OctHong Kong R32 · 28 Oct
3Won🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 65No. 65 · 8 JanPerth & Sydney QF · 8 JanLost🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 26No. 26 · 21 OctTokyo R32 · 21 Oct
4Won🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 18No. 18 · 6 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 6 JanLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 58No. 58 · 13 OctOsaka R32 · 13 Oct
5Won🇨🇳L. ZhuLin ZhuRR · 3 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 3 JanLost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 8 OctWuhan R32 · 8 Oct
6Lost🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 76No. 76 · 16 OctOsaka R16 · 16 OctWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 33No. 33 · 6 OctWuhan R64 · 6 Oct
7Won🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 70No. 70 · 14 OctOsaka R32 · 14 OctLost🇨🇳L. ZhuLin ZhuR128 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 Sep
8Lost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 16No. 16 · 8 OctWuhan R32 · 8 OctLost🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 61No. 61 · 27 AugNew York R64 · 27 Aug
9Won🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 76No. 76 · 6 OctWuhan R64 · 6 OctWon🇷🇸O. DanilovicOlga DanilovicR128 · 24 AugNew York R128 · 24 Aug
10Lost🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 38No. 38 · 26 SepBeijing R64 · 26 SepLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 136No. 136 · 18 AugCleveland R32 · 18 Aug