Elena Rybakina vs Elise Mertens — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
KAZ5#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
BEL21#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLW
Rybakina E.6-1 6-3
Mertens E.
Rybakina E.
662
Mertens E.
130
Elena Rybakina defeated Elise Mertens 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 16. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped just 4 games past Elise Mertens.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-01-01 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-04-29 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Elise Mertens | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2020-01-06 | Shenzhen | QF | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
98
69
Break points saved·Dominant
96
65
Break points won·Even
96
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
56
85
Rybakina E.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast