Elena Rybakina def. Elise Mertens — Round of 16, Australian Open 2026
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia19 – 31 Jan
What this match is worth
Points earned
+430
Rybakina · Mertens banks 240
Head to head
2–0 Rybakina
In Setlex records · including this match
Around this match
Title defence
Madison Keys still in — won it in 2025
Seeds left
14 of 29 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇸🇮Kaja Juvan
6-4 6-3
Lanlana Tararudee🇹🇭
7-5 6-1
🇫🇷Varvara Gracheva
7-5 6-2
Moyuka Uchijima🇯🇵
6-3 6-1
🇨🇿Tereza Valentova
6-2 6-3
Nikola Bartunkova🇨🇿
6-0 6-4
Elena Rybakina and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Elena Rybakina beat Kaja Juvan; Elise Mertens beat Lanlana Tararudee. Round of 64: Elena Rybakina beat Varvara Gracheva; Elise Mertens beat Moyuka Uchijima. Round of 32: Elena Rybakina beat Tereza Valentova; Elise Mertens beat Nikola Bartunkova
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
6–0
Sets won
6–0
66%
Games won
73%
0–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
0
Deciding sets
0
Previous meetings
1 meeting in Setlex records
Elena Rybakina leads 1–0