Elise Mertens def. Maria Timofeeva — Round of 64, US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played3 Sep 2026

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

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 24 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens seeded 23 6 7

🇺🇿ranked WTA number 92 going into this draw

Maria Timofeeva 2 65

🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensvM. TimofeevaMaria Timofeeva🇺🇿

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

🇺🇿Maria Timofeeva

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

2

3

Double faults

3

62%

1st serve in

68%

76%

1st serve points won

57%

48%

2nd serve points won

38%

66%

Service points won

51%

0/2

Break points saved

3/7

Serve speed (km/h)

188

Fastest serve

177

170

Average 1st serve

158

136

Average 2nd serve

132

Return

49%

Return points won

34%

4/7

Break points won

2/2

Points

10

Winners

16

22

Unforced errors

33

9/14

Net points won

4/6

72

Total points won

54

Head to head

2–0 Mertens

  1. This matchNew York R64won by Mertens
  2. 2026GrassLondon R64won by Mertens

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

4–6

5–3

Last 30 days

2–2

By surface

7–5

Hard

3–4

5–4

Clay

0–1

7–4

Grass

1–1

By round

6–2

R64

0–1

6–4

R32

2–2

6–2

At Grand Slams

2–1

How their matches go

32

Completed matches

8

41%

Won in straight sets

50%

19%

Won after losing a set

0%

13%

Lost after winning a set

13%

28%

Lost in straight sets

38%

2–1

Tiebreaks

–

6–4

Deciding sets

0–1

14/16

Won after winning set 1

4/5

5/16

Won after losing set 1

0/3

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

59%

74%

1st serve points won

64%

52%

2nd serve points won

38%

54%

Break points saved

51%

44%

Return points won

49%

40%

Break points won

40%

6.0

Aces a match

2.2

4.6

Double faults a match

2.8

Last 14 days

5

Matches

2

13

Sets

4

2

Days since last match

3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElise MertensMaria Timofeeva
1Won🇪🇸K. QuevedoKaitlin QuevedoNo. 94No. 94 · 1 SepNew York R128 · 1 SepWon🇸🇮T. ZidansekTamara ZidansekR128 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 Aug
2Lost🇫🇷D. ParryDiane ParryNo. 66No. 66 · 29 AugMonterrey F · 29 AugLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 26 AugMonterrey R16 · 26 Aug
3Won🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 39No. 39 · 28 AugMonterrey SF · 28 AugWon🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 54No. 54 · 25 AugMonterrey R32 · 25 Aug
4Won🇺🇦Y. StarodubtsevaYuliia StarodubtsevaNo. 78No. 78 · 27 AugMonterrey QF · 27 AugLost🇨🇳X. WangXiyu WangNo. 96No. 96 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
5Won🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 77No. 77 · 26 AugMonterrey R16 · 26 AugLost🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 42No. 42 · 23 JulPrague R16 · 23 Jul
6Lost🇫🇷D. ParryDiane ParryNo. 66No. 66 · 15 AugCincinnati R64 · 15 AugWon🇧🇾A. SasnovichAliaksandra SasnovichNo. 143No. 143 · 21 JulPrague R32 · 21 Jul
7Lost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 13No. 13 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 14 JulAthens R32 · 14 Jul
8Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 77No. 77 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 26No. 26 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
9Lost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 10No. 10 · 8 JulLondon QF · 8 JulWon🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaR128 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
10Won🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 22No. 22 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 JulLost🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 62No. 62 · 13 AprRouen R32 · 13 Apr