Elise Mertens def. Anna Blinkova — Round of 32, Abierto GNP Seguros 2025
WTA 500HardMonterrey, Mexico
Played18 Aug 2025
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this drawWon
Elise Mertens seeded 5 6 6
ranked WTA number 77 going into this draw
Anna Blinkova 4 3
Form going in
6–4
Won–lost, last 10 matches
4–6
1–2
Won–lost, last 30 days
1–2
🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 12
No. 12 · R32Cincinnati R32
K. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺No. 79
No. 79 · R128Cincinnati R128
🇺🇸C. NgounoueClervie Ngounoue
R64Cincinnati R64
D. KasatkinaDaria Kasatkina🇦🇺No. 18
No. 18 · R64Canada R64
🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 48
No. 48 · R64Canada R64
C. DolehideCaroline Dolehide🇺🇸No. 57
No. 57 · R128Canada R128
🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1
No. 1 · R16London R16
M. SakkariMaria Sakkari🇬🇷No. 85
No. 85 · R128London R128
🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14
No. 14 · R32London R32
M. JointMaya Joint🇦🇺No. 52
No. 52 · QFEastbourne QF
🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 64
No. 64 · R64London R64
L. SunLulu Sun🇳🇿No. 44
No. 44 · R16Eastbourne R16
🇨🇿L. FruhvirtovaLinda FruhvirtovaNo. 150
No. 150 · R128London R128
M. BouzkovaMarie Bouzkova🇨🇿No. 45
No. 45 · R32Eastbourne R32
🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14
No. 14 · R32Bad Homburg R32
C. TausonClara Tauson🇩🇰No. 23
No. 23 · R16Nottingham R16
🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 80
No. 80 · F's-Hertogenbosch F
K. RakhimovaKamilla Rakhimova🇺🇿No. 83
No. 83 · R32Nottingham R32
🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 20
No. 20 · SF's-Hertogenbosch SF
E. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺No. 20
No. 20 · R16's-Hertogenbosch R16
All 10 matches
🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 64
No. 64 · R64London R64
L. SunLulu Sun🇳🇿No. 44
No. 44 · R16Eastbourne R16
🇨🇿L. FruhvirtovaLinda FruhvirtovaNo. 150
No. 150 · R128London R128
M. BouzkovaMarie Bouzkova🇨🇿No. 45
No. 45 · R32Eastbourne R32
🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14
No. 14 · R32Bad Homburg R32
C. TausonClara Tauson🇩🇰No. 23
No. 23 · R16Nottingham R16
🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 80
No. 80 · F's-Hertogenbosch F
K. RakhimovaKamilla Rakhimova🇺🇿No. 83
No. 83 · R32Nottingham R32
🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 20
No. 20 · SF's-Hertogenbosch SF
E. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺No. 20
No. 20 · R16's-Hertogenbosch R16
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
7–4
8 players
1–7
Won6-4 7-5Indian Wells R64 · No. 76
Lost2-6 1-6Cincinnati R128 · No. 79
Lost4-6 6-7London R16 · No. 1
Lost6-3 2-6 1-6Madrid R32 · No. 1
Lost4-6 1-6Stuttgart QF · No. 1
Lost3-6 4-6Madrid R64 · No. 1
Won6-7 6-1 6-2London R64 · No. 64
Lost4-6 3-6Charleston R64 · No. 66
Won6-3 6-0's-Hertogenbosch R16 · No. 90
Lost4-6 4-6London R128 · No. 85
Won6-4 6-2London R128 · No. 150
Lost7-6 4-6 5-7Rouen R32 · No. 161
Won2-6 7-6 6-4's-Hertogenbosch SF · No. 20
Lost0-6 5-7's-Hertogenbosch R16 · No. 20
All 8 players
Lost2-6 3-6Rome R16 · No. 13
Won6-2 7-6Stuttgart R16 · No. 13
Won6-4 7-6Miami R64 · No. 13
Won7-5 6-1Rome R32 · No. 3
Lost2-6 2-6Austin QF · No. 5
Stats, 6 months going in
By surface
3–5
Hard
5–5
6–5
Clay
2–6
8–2
Grass
4–4
By round
5–6
R32
5–2
2–3
R16
2–3
9–4
First match at an event
8–7
3–3
At WTA 500s
1–2
How their matches go
29
Completed matches
26
45%
Won in straight sets
31%
14%
Won after losing a set
12%
21%
Lost after winning a set
8%
21%
Lost in straight sets
50%
7–4
Tiebreaks
3–1
4–6
Deciding sets
3–2
13/16
Won after winning set 1
9/10
4/13
Won after losing set 1
2/16
Last 14 days
2
Matches
1
6
Sets
2
7
Days since last match
10