Aryna Sabalenka def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Australian Open 2023
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia16 – 28 Jan
What this match is worth
Points earned
+240
Sabalenka · Mertens banks 130
Around this match
Title defence
Ashleigh Barty not in this draw — won it in 2022
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇨🇿Tereza Martincova
6-1 6-4
Garbine Muguruza🇪🇸
3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
🇺🇸Shelby Rogers
6-3 6-1
Lauren Davis🇺🇸
6-4 6-3
Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Aryna Sabalenka beat Tereza Martincova; Elise Mertens beat Garbine Muguruza. Round of 64: Aryna Sabalenka beat Shelby Rogers; Elise Mertens beat Lauren Davis
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
4–0
Sets won
4–1
73%
Games won
58%
0–0
Tiebreaks
1–0
0
Deciding sets
1
Aryna Sabalenka left, Elise Mertensright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.