Elise Mertens def. Lulu Sun — Round of 64, US Open 2025

🇺🇸
US Open 2025

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played27 Aug 2025

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 19 6 6

🇳🇿ranked WTA number 102 going into this draw

Lulu Sun 2 3

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvL. SunLulu Sun🇳🇿

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇳🇿Lulu Sun

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

4

3

Double faults

4

64%

1st serve in

53%

71%

1st serve points won

58%

50%

2nd serve points won

41%

64%

Service points won

50%

4/5

Break points saved

4/9

Serve speed (km/h)

188

Fastest serve

180

164

Average 1st serve

163

133

Average 2nd serve

136

Return

50%

Return points won

36%

5/9

Break points won

1/5

Points

17

Winners

20

15

Unforced errors

26

3/7

Net points won

13/21

64

Total points won

49

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

4–6

4–3

Last 30 days

3–3

By surface

6–5

Hard

5–5

6–5

Clay

2–3

8–2

Grass

2–4

By round

6–1

R64

1–4

6–5

R32

2–3

4–2

At Grand Slams

1–2

How their matches go

32

Completed matches

21

50%

Won in straight sets

19%

13%

Won after losing a set

24%

22%

Lost after winning a set

5%

16%

Lost in straight sets

52%

7–6

Tiebreaks

1–4

4–7

Deciding sets

5–1

16/20

Won after winning set 1

7/7

4/12

Won after losing set 1

2/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

56%

74%

1st serve points won

73%

47%

2nd serve points won

42%

61%

Break points saved

56%

46%

Return points won

36%

49%

Break points won

50%

6.6

Aces a match

7.8

3.4

Double faults a match

5.0

Last 14 days

4

Matches

2

9

Sets

5

2

Days since last match

3

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElise MertensLulu Sun
🇨🇴Osorio SerranoNo. 57
🇨🇴Osorio SerranoNo. 57WonMadrid R64WonNew York R128
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 78
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 78WonMonterrey R32LostEastbourne R16
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 14
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 14Won's-Hertogenbosch SFLostCincinnati R64
🇫🇷GrachevaNo. 83
🇫🇷GrachevaNo. 83WonCharleston R32WonMadrid R128
🇨🇳ZhengNo. 7
🇨🇳ZhengNo. 7LostCharleston R16LostIndian Wells R32
Total
Total4–12–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensLulu Sun
1Won🇺🇸A. AhnAlyssa AhnR128 · 25 AugNew York R128 · 25 AugWon🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 57No. 57 · 24 AugNew York R128 · 24 Aug
2Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 20No. 20 · 21 AugMonterrey QF · 21 AugLost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 23No. 23 · 19 AugMonterrey R32 · 19 Aug
3Won🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 55No. 55 · 20 AugMonterrey R16 · 20 AugLost🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 15No. 15 · 9 AugCincinnati R64 · 9 Aug
4Won🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 77No. 77 · 18 AugMonterrey R32 · 18 AugWon🇭🇷A. RuzicAntonia RuzicNo. 94No. 94 · 8 AugCincinnati R128 · 8 Aug
5Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 12No. 12 · 11 AugCincinnati R32 · 11 AugLost🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 7No. 7 · 30 JulCanada R64 · 30 Jul
6Won🇺🇸C. NgounoueClervie NgounoueR64 · 9 AugCincinnati R64 · 9 AugWon🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 137No. 137 · 28 JulCanada R128 · 28 Jul
7Lost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 48No. 48 · 30 JulCanada R64 · 30 JulLost🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 47No. 47 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
8Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 JulLost🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 71No. 71 · 25 JunEastbourne R16 · 25 Jun
9Won🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 14No. 14 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 JulWon🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 16No. 16 · 23 JunEastbourne R32 · 23 Jun
10Won🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 64No. 64 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulLost🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 34No. 34 · 17 JunNottingham R32 · 17 Jun