Naomi Osaka def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, National Bank Open 2026

🇨🇦
National Bank Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCanada

Played7 Aug 2026

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

🇯🇵ranked WTA number 13 going into this drawWon

Naomi Osaka seeded 11 6 6

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 23 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 20 1 2

🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakavE. MertensElise Mertens🇧🇪

🇯🇵Naomi Osaka

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

5

2

Double faults

5

57%

1st serve in

53%

85%

1st serve points won

61%

60%

2nd serve points won

28%

74%

Service points won

45%

3/3

Break points saved

4/8

Return

55%

Return points won

26%

4/8

Break points won

0/3

64

Total points won

36

Head to head

3–2 Osaka

  1. This matchCanada R32won by Osaka
  2. 2026GrassBad Homburg R16won by Osaka
  3. 2024HardCanada R32won by Mertens
  4. 2024Grass's-Hertogenbosch R32won by Osaka
  5. 2024HardIndian Wells R32won by Mertens

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

3–1

Last 30 days

1–1

By surface

5–3

Hard

6–4

7–3

Clay

5–4

8–2

Grass

7–4

By round

6–0

R32

7–4

3–4

R16

1–6

7–4

At WTA 1000s

9–6

How their matches go

26

Completed matches

30

58%

Won in straight sets

47%

15%

Won after losing a set

13%

4%

Lost after winning a set

10%

23%

Lost in straight sets

30%

5–2

Tiebreaks

2–2

4–1

Deciding sets

4–3

18/19

Won after winning set 1

14/16

1/7

Won after losing set 1

4/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

52%

1st serve in

54%

71%

1st serve points won

71%

52%

2nd serve points won

41%

57%

Break points saved

69%

38%

Return points won

44%

47%

Break points won

49%

7.4

Aces a match

4.0

3.6

Double faults a match

6.8

Last 14 days

4

Matches

1

9

Sets

3

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentNaomi OsakaElise Mertens
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 74
🇭🇺UdvardyNo. 74WonCanada R64WonRome R64
🇵🇭EalaNo. 28
🇵🇭EalaNo. 28LostWashington SFWonBad Homburg R32WonMadrid R64
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 6
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 6LostLondon QFLostBad Homburg FLostStuttgart R16
🇦🇺KasatkinaNo. 61
🇦🇺KasatkinaNo. 61WonLondon R32LostDoha R32
🇩🇪SiegemundNo. 88
🇩🇪SiegemundNo. 88WonParis R128WonLondon R128
Total
Total3–34–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestNaomi OsakaElise Mertens
1Won🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 74No. 74 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 77No. 77 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
2Lost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 28No. 28 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 AugLost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 10No. 10 · 8 JulLondon QF · 8 Jul
3Won🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 71No. 71 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulWon🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 22No. 22 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 Jul
4Won🇺🇸A. KruegerAshlyn KruegerNo. 67No. 67 · 29 JulWashington R16 · 29 JulWon🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 Jul
5Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 11No. 11 · 7 JulLondon QF · 7 JulWon🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 92No. 92 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
6Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 5 JulLondon R16 · 5 JulWon🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 40No. 40 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
7Won🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 68No. 68 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulLost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 23 JunBad Homburg R16 · 23 Jun
8Won🇷🇺A. GasanovaAnastasia GasanovaNo. 210No. 210 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 JulWon🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 35No. 35 · 22 JunBad Homburg R32 · 22 Jun
9Won🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 82No. 82 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunLost🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 61No. 61 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 Jun
10Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 10No. 10 · 27 JunBad Homburg F · 27 JunWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 35No. 35 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 Jun