Linda Noskova def. Elise Mertens — Quarterfinal, Wimbledon 2026

🇬🇧
Wimbledon 2026

Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain

Played8 Jul 2026

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

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 10 going into this drawWon

Linda Noskova seeded 9 6 7

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 26 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 25 3 5

🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovavE. MertensElise Mertens🇧🇪

🇨🇿Linda Noskova

🇧🇪Elise Mertens

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

4

3

Double faults

4

70%

1st serve in

56%

79%

1st serve points won

71%

60%

2nd serve points won

39%

73%

Service points won

57%

1/1

Break points saved

9/11

Serve speed (km/h)

178

Fastest serve

183

166

Average 1st serve

173

149

Average 2nd serve

147

Return

43%

Return points won

27%

2/11

Break points won

0/1

Points

30

Winners

18

31

Unforced errors

23

9/12

Net points won

7/12

86

Total points won

68

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

9–1

Last 10 matches

7–3

9–1

Last 30 days

7–3

By surface

9–1

Grass

7–3

8–6

Hard

9–6

7–4

Clay

5–4

By round

2–2

QF

1–0

1–1

SF

0–1

6–2

At Grand Slams

8–2

How their matches go

34

Completed matches

34

41%

Won in straight sets

50%

26%

Won after losing a set

12%

9%

Lost after winning a set

12%

24%

Lost in straight sets

26%

3–4

Tiebreaks

2–3

9–3

Deciding sets

4–4

20/21

Won after winning set 1

17/19

3/13

Won after losing set 1

4/15

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

56%

71%

1st serve points won

69%

48%

2nd serve points won

43%

54%

Break points saved

67%

41%

Return points won

46%

50%

Break points won

58%

5.6

Aces a match

4.2

3.8

Double faults a match

6.2

Last 14 days

4

Matches

4

10

Sets

9

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentLinda NoskovaElise Mertens
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 18
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 18WonLondon R32LostRome R16LostMiami R64WonIndian Wells R32LostDubai R32LostMiami R32
🇩🇪SeidelNo. 97
🇩🇪SeidelNo. 97WonLondon R128WonStuttgart R32
🇷🇴RuseNo. 105
🇷🇴RuseNo. 105LostBad Homburg R32Lost's-Hertogenbosch R16
🇵🇭EalaNo. 30
🇵🇭EalaNo. 30WonBerlin SFWonIndian Wells R16WonBad Homburg R32WonMadrid R64
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 42
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 42WonMadrid R32WonBerlin R32
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5LostBrisbane R16LostRome R16
Total
Total7–54–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestLinda NoskovaElise Mertens
1Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 27No. 27 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 JulWon🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 22No. 22 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 Jul
2Won🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 18No. 18 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 JulWon🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 Jul
3Won🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 69No. 69 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulWon🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 92No. 92 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
4Won🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 97No. 97 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 40No. 40 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
5Lost🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 105No. 105 · 23 JunBad Homburg R32 · 23 JunLost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 23 JunBad Homburg R16 · 23 Jun
6Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 21 JunBerlin F · 21 JunWon🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 35No. 35 · 22 JunBad Homburg R32 · 22 Jun
7Won🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 33No. 33 · 20 JunBerlin SF · 20 JunLost🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 61No. 61 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 Jun
8Won🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 141No. 141 · 19 JunBerlin QF · 19 JunWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 35No. 35 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 Jun
9Won🇫🇷D. ParryDiane ParryNo. 55No. 55 · 18 JunBerlin R16 · 18 JunLost🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 77No. 77 · 11 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R16 · 11 Jun
10Won🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 77No. 77 · 16 JunBerlin R32 · 16 JunWon🇨🇦B. AndreescuBianca Vanessa AndreescuNo. 159No. 159 · 8 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 8 Jun