Aryna Sabalenka dispatches Mertens in the 4th round at the U.S. Open – U.S. OPEN RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Sabalenka gets the better of Mertens

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens

Aryna Sabalenka gets the better of Elise Mertens 6-2 6-4 in the 4th round in New York on Sunday. Her best achievement in this competition was reaching the final in 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

Sabalenka
New York
Sabalenka's Record

The Belarussian added to her prize money $ 205,000 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 530,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Aryna will add $ 470,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,000,000 in total.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens U.S. Open – New York

Sabalenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sabalenka
Mertens
Aryna Sabalenka
6-2 6-4
1h:37
Elise Mertens
74
74
Total points
57
57
27
27
Winners
24
24
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
28
28
Unforced
17
17
62%
62%
Ratio Unforced
38%
38%
19/26
19/26
Net Approaches
6/9
6/9
73%
73%
Perc
67%
67%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
3
3
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
58%
58%
1st in
46%
46%
73%
73%
1st won
77%
77%
27/37
27/37
1st won
24/31
24/31
59%
59%
2nd won
33%
33%
16/27
16/27
2nd won
12/36
12/36
186
186
Fastest serve
185
185
165
165
AVG 1st Serve
167
167
141
141
AVG 2nd Serve
145
145
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
Total
0/8
0/8
50%
50%
Won
0%
0%
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After this encounter, the head to head between Sabalenka and Mertens is 8-2 for Aryna.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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SabalenkaMertens
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0
0
M
0
0

Sabalenka got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 1st game (1-0). The Belarussian managed to boost her lead after breaking Mertens in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Aryna converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Elise was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 53 points. Sabalenka was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Mertens (33-20). Sabalenka dropped 8 points on serve (19-8). on the other side of the net, Mertens conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).

2nd Set -
Sabalenka Not
Not
0
0
0
0

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Belarussian snatched in the 5th game (3-2) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).

Aryna converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 40-A). On the other side, Mertens was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 78 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Belgian (41-37). Sabalenka conceded 13 points on serve (24-13). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belgian conceded 17 points on serve (24-17).

1st
Sabalenka
Mertens
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Sabalenka
Mertens
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

  • Paula BadosaBadosa – Yafan WangWang (6-1 6-2)
  • Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elise MertensMertens (6-2 6-4)
  • Emma NavarroNavarro – Cori GauffGauff (6-3 4-6 6-3)

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