Madison Keys vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Madison Keys
USA15
Madison Keys
#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2017 ·
hard
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Keys M.
6-3 7-6
Mertens E.
Keys M.
672
Mertens E.
360

Madison Keys defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Madison Keys came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Madison Keys extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Madison Keys closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsR32hardMadison Keys6-2 6-7 6-4
2024-08-26US OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-7 7-5 6-4
2023-08-14CincinnatiR64hardElise Mertens6-3 3-6 6-3
2021-06-28WimbledonR32grassMadison Keys7-5 6-3
2019-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMadison Keys6-3 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Keys M.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
4.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Keys M.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
90
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
65
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Keys M.Mertens E.
Freshness·Slight edge
74
85

Keys M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 44 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw