Elise Mertens is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. The Belgian has defeated Rebecca Peterson 3-6 7-65 7-65, Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-2 6-2 and Ons Jabeur 6-3 7-5 to reach the 4th round where she will face Aryna Sabalenka.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Elise Mertens’s projected draw with the plausible opposition in U.S. Open. The Belgian has a weak record (4-10) with the projected opponents.
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-2 for Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka has a 41-14 win-loss record in 2021, 21-8 on hard. As for the previous 6 years, the Belarussian has a 131-58 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Aryna won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this current season was winning the competition in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2, and in Madrid where she beat Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Aryna lost to Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round 6-1 6-3.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This would be the 8th time that Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 5-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Barbora Krejcikova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Barbora Krejcikova has a 42-12 win-loss record in 2021, 24-8 on hard. As for the previous 11 years, Barbora has a 76-54 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Barbora won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Strasbourg where she beat Sorana Cirstea in the final 6-3 6-3, at the French Open where she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final 6-1 2-6 6-4, and in Prague where she defeated Tereza Martincova in the final 6-2 6-0.
Last year at the U.S. Open Barbora didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Barbora Krejcikova
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Barbora Krejcikova since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Elise Mertens could come up against Garbine Muguruza. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Garbine Muguruza.
1/2 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina has a 36-16 win-loss record in 2021, 26-9 on hard. During the last 12 years, Svitolina has a 253-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Chicago where she overcame Alize Cornet in the final 7-5 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open Elina didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 6th time that Elise Mertens and Elina Svitolina square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Elise Mertens may face Simona Halep. Their head to head record is 4-2 for Simona Halep.
Final – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 33-16 win-loss record in 2021, 19-9 on hard. Talking about the previous 14 years, Pliskova has a 283-141 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech won 8 of her last 10 matches.
The Czech’s best result of this year was getting to the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year at the U.S. Open Karolina surrendered to Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round 6-1 7-6(2).
H2H Elise Mertens vs. Karolina Pliskova
This contest would be 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Karolina Pliskova play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Elise Mertens may fight against Bianca Vanessa Andreescu. Their head to head is 2-0 for Bianca Vanessa Andreescu.
