Elise Mertens tops Bjorklund in the 1st round to collide vs Rose Collins at the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Mertens downs Bjorklund to face Danielle Rose Collins in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Mirjam Bjorklund

Elise Mertens aces Mirjam Bjorklund 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Mertens will have to play Danielle Rose Collins in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes. Her best result in this event was reaching the quarter in 2019 and 2020. Here you can see her history at this event.

Mertens
New York
Mertens's Record

The Belgian added to her prize money $ 41,500 after winning this match. She has already won $ 123,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belgian will add $ 68,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 191,000 in total.

Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Mirjam Bjorklund U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Bjorklund
Elise Mertens
3-6 6-3 7-63
3h:14
Mirjam Bjorklund
122
122
Total points
123
123
39
39
Winners
60
60
32%
32%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
49
49
Unforced
45
45
52%
52%
Ratio Unforced
48%
48%
9/15
9/15
Net Approaches
22/28
22/28
60%
60%
Perc
79%
79%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
1
1
12
12
Double Faults
0
0
54%
54%
1st in
71%
71%
74%
74%
1st won
57%
57%
39/53
39/53
1st won
60/105
60/105
33%
33%
2nd won
45%
45%
15/45
15/45
2nd won
19/42
19/42
186
186
Fastest serve
177
177
165
165
AVG 1st Serve
144
144
137
137
AVG 2nd Serve
116
116
-- Break Points --
5/19
5/19
Total
5/12
5/12
26%
26%
Won
42%
42%
See Full Stats

Mertens won this match even if she conquered less points than Bjorklund (122 vs. 123).

Mertens

The Belgian won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 26% (5/19) of the procured opportunities.

Bjorklund

On the other side, Bjorklund had some problems converting her break points (only 42% – 5/12). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Bjorklund is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Danielle Rose Collins – stats

Mertens will fight against Rose Collins in the 2nd round.

This will be the 5th time that Elise Mertens and Danielle Rose Collins fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Rose Collins (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Rose Collins won 6-4 7-66 in the 1st round in Doha back in February 2023.

Elise Mertens Draw info

1st
Mertens
Bjorklund
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Mertens
Bjorklund
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Mertens
Bjorklund
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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