H2H, PREDICTION Elise Mertens vs Ons Jabeur | U.S. Open odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. New York. Mertens and Jabeur will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Ons Jabeur

Elise Mertens and Ons Jabeur will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 pm on Grandstand. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ons Jabeur who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Ons Jabeur is the pick to win this match.
Ons Jabeur -> 1.62
Elise Mertens -> 2.42

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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Ons Jabeur

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Ons Jabeur since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Elise Mertens

Ranked no. 16, Elise reached the 3rd round after beating Rebecca Peterson 3-6 7-65 7-65 and Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-2 6-2.

In the 2nd round, Mertens had a good straight sets win against Grammatikopoulou (6-2 6-2). During the match, Mertens scored 65 points vs Grammatikopoulou’s 41. Elise was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Talking about the service games, Mertens was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 4 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 3 times and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 59% of her first serves in, winning 62% (21/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Mertens broke Grammatikopoulou 7 times after converting 70% of her break points (7/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Elise started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points she played.

Mertens has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 66% of her matches (356-185). 18-7 on hard in 2021. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mertens has a composed200-88 record in the last 9 years on hard.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in in Melbourne where she beat Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

The Belgian has a composed 29-15 win-loss record in 2021, 18-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2019 and 2020. See her history.

Mertens
U.S. Open
Mertens's Record

Ons Jabeur

Ranked no. 21, Ons got to the 3rd round after defeating Alize Cornet 7-5 7-5 and Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-0 6-1.

In the 2nd round, The Tunisian had a good straight sets win against Camila Osorio Serrano (6-0 6-1). During the match Jabeur scored 56 points vs Camila Osorio Serrano’s 29. Jabeur was very aggressive to blast 16 winners.

About the serving games, Jabeur scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Ons Jabeur was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (16/21) of her 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Tunisian broke Camila Osorio Serrano 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Ons started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points she played.

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in in Birmingham where she overcame Daria Kasatkina in the final 7-5 6-4.

The Tunisian has an aggregate 40-15 win-loss record in 2021, 17-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the U.S. Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019 and 2020. See her history.

Jabeur
U.S. Open
Jabeur's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

E.Mertens
O.Jabeur
!
5h:00
5h:00
Time on court​
2h:36
2h:36
1h:20
1h:20
Last match​
!
0h:53
0h:53
2
2
Match played
2
2
51
51
Games Played​
37
37
5
5
Set played​​
4
4
186
186
Total points​
135
135
93
93
Avg point​
67.5
67.5
62
62
Winners
39
39
31
31
Avg Winners​
19.5
19.5
33%
33%
Ratio winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
6
6
5
5
Avg Aces
3
3
17
17
Double Faults
5
5
!
8.5
8.5
Avg Double Faults
2.5
2.5
62/95
62/95
1st won total​
39/55
39/55
65%
65%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
27/77
27/77
2nd won total​
25/53
25/53
!
35%
35%
2nd won %
47%
47%
-- Break Points --
14/26
14/26
BP won
13/16
13/16
7/13
7/13
Avg BP won
6.5/8
6.5/8
!
54%
54%
Won
!
81%
81%
24
24
Conceded
10
10
12
12
Avg Conceded
5
5
11
11
Broken
5
5
!
5.5
5.5
Avg Broken
2.5
2.5
13
13
Saved
5
5
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Mertens Jabeur
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 5 4
Tot Games 51 37
Pts 186-169 135-99
Total Points 355 234
Winners 62 39
%Winners 33% 29%

Both Mertens and Jabeur played 2 matches. At the moment, Elise Mertens lost 1 set while Ons Jabeur hasn’t dropped a set so far. Mertens has played 1 set more than Jabeur (5 vs 4). Therefore, Mertens played 14 games more than Jabeur. Mertens scored 62 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Ons scored 39 winners (29%).

Serve Performance

Serve Mertens Jabeur
Aces 10 6
Avg per match 5 3
1st in 95/172 55/108
%1st in 55% 51%
1st pts 62/95 39/55
%1st pts 65% 71%
2nd pts 27/77 25/53
%2nd pts 35% 47%

Mertens made 10 aces (5 per match). Jabeur managed to score 6 aces (3 per match). Mertens won 65% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 35% of the points. On the other side, Jabeur won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Mertens Jabeur
Won 14 13
Converted 14/26 13/16
% Converted 54% 81%
Conceded 24 10
Saved 13 5
% Saved 54% 50%
Times Broken 11 5

Mertens broke her opponents 14 times with a 54% conversion rate. Elise surrendered her serve 11 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded. The Tunisian broke her opponents 13 times with a 81% conversion rate. Jabeur conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.

Mertens
R1
Peterson		 R2
Grammatikopoulou		 Total
Score 3-6 7-65 7-65 6-2 6-2
Tot Set 3 2 5
Tot Games 35 16 51
pts 121-128 65-41 186-169
Total points 249 106 355
Winners 41 21 62
%Winners 34% 32% 33%
SERVE
Aces 10 0 10
Double Faults 13 4 17
1st in 61/114 34/58 95/172
% 1st in 54% 59% 55%
1st pts 41/61 21/34 62/95
% 1st pts 67% 62% 65%
2nd pts 16/53 11/24 27/77
% 2nd pts 30% 46% 35%
Breaks
Won 7 7 14
Converted 7/16 7/10 14/26
Converted % 44% 70% 54%
Conceded 18 6 24
Saved 10/18 3/6 13
Saved % 56% 50% 53%
Times Broken 8 3 11
Jabeur
R1
Cornet		 R2
Camila Osorio Serrano		 Total
Score 7-5 7-5 6-0 6-1
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 24 13 37
pts 79-70 56-29 135-99
Total points 149 85 234
Winners 23 16 39
%Winners 29% 29% 29%
SERVE
Aces 5 1 6
Double Faults 3 2 5
1st in 34/66 21/42 55/108
% 1st in 52% 50% 51%
1st pts 23/34 16/21 39/55
% 1st pts 68% 76% 71%
2nd pts 13/32 12/21 25/53
% 2nd pts 41% 57% 47%
Breaks
Won 7 6 13
Converted 7/9 6/7 13/16
Converted % 78% 86% 81%
Conceded 6 4 10
Saved 1/6 4/4 5
Saved % 17% 100% 59%
Times Broken 5 0 5

Head 2 Head

Elise Mertens
  • 0Slam
  • 8Main
  • 4ITF
  • 7Minor
Ons Jabeur
  • 0Slam
  • 5Main
  • 9ITF
  • 2Minor

Elise
Mertens

1:1

Ons
Jabeur

Rank

29

High

12

1Hard0

0Grass1

Rank

21

High

2

Win Loss
Mertens
WLWLWWWLLW
Jabeur
LLWWLWWLWW
2024 2023 2022
26 - 22
16 - 14
16-12
Hard
2-6
1-1
I Hard
0-0
6-5
Clay
8-5
3-4
Grass
6-3

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