Elise Mertens vs Madison Keys — US Open Round of 32
US Open · WTA · Round of 32
#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2024 ·
hard
USA#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWW
Mertens E.6-7 7-5 6-4
Keys M.
Mertens E.
6762
Keys M.
7541
Elise Mertens defeated Madison Keys 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Madison Keys came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Elise Mertens narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped the opening set before beating Madison Keys 6–7 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Madison Keys | 6-2 6-7 6-4 |
| 2023-08-14 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Madison Keys | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Madison Keys | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2017-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Madison Keys | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 121). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
69
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
85
Break points won·Slight edge
97
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
89
66
Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Keys M.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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