Elise Mertens def. Elena Rybakina — Round of 32, Wimbledon 2026
Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain
Played4 Jul 2026
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 26 going into this drawWon
Elise Mertens seeded 25 7 6
🇰🇿ranked WTA number 2 going into this draw
Elena Rybakina seeded 2 64 1
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
Match stats
Serve
4
Aces
2
10
Double faults
6
64%
1st serve in
42%
78%
1st serve points won
75%
32%
2nd serve points won
36%
62%
Service points won
53%
8/10
Break points saved
6/10
Serve speed (km/h)
189
Fastest serve
193
175
Average 1st serve
183
149
Average 2nd serve
154
Return
47%
Return points won
38%
4/10
Break points won
2/10
Points
19
Winners
12
27
Unforced errors
31
7/10
Net points won
8/14
75
Total points won
60
Head to head
4–1 Rybakina
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
6–4
Last 10 matches
6–4
5–3
Last 30 days
3–2
By surface
5–3
Grass
3–2
10–6
Hard
21–5
5–4
Clay
10–3
By round
7–4
R32
8–0
0–7
R16
8–3
6–2
At Grand Slams
10–1
How their matches go
33
Completed matches
42
45%
Won in straight sets
57%
15%
Won after losing a set
21%
12%
Lost after winning a set
14%
27%
Lost in straight sets
7%
1–3
Tiebreaks
4–5
5–4
Deciding sets
9–6
16/18
Won after winning set 1
27/30
4/15
Won after losing set 1
6/12
Serve and return, last 5 matches
56%
1st serve in
57%
70%
1st serve points won
78%
41%
2nd serve points won
51%
59%
Break points saved
71%
44%
Return points won
39%
52%
Break points won
29%
5.8
Aces a match
7.4
5.8
Double faults a match
4.0
Last 14 days
4
Matches
2
9
Sets
5
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Elise Mertens | Elena Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇭EalaNo. 30 | ||
| 🇵🇭EalaNo. 30 | WonBad Homburg R32WonMadrid R64 | LostBerlin R16WonRome R32 |
| 🇩🇪MariaNo. 112 | ||
| 🇩🇪MariaNo. 112 | WonParis R128 | WonLondon R16 |
| 🇷🇴RuseNo. 105 | ||
| 🇷🇴RuseNo. 105 | Lost's-Hertogenbosch R16 | WonMadrid R64 |
| 🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5 | ||
| 🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5 | LostRome R16 | WonStuttgart SF |
| 🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 74 | ||
| 🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 74 | LostMadrid R32 | WonRome R16 |
| 🇨🇿MuchováNo. 11 | ||
| 🇨🇿MuchováNo. 11 | LostStuttgart R16 | WonStuttgart FLostBrisbane QF |
| Total | ||
| Total | 4–4 | 6–3 |