Naomi Osaka def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played6 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final · Sun

🇯🇵13 seedranked WTA number 13 going into this drawWon

Naomi Osaka637

Winner meets Elena Rybakina

Decided in three sets

🇧🇪23 seedranked WTA number 24 going into this draw

Elise Mertens365

What this match is worth

Points earned

+240

Osaka · Mertens banks 130

Head to head

30 Osaka

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

Seeds left

25 of 31 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Both roads here

Osaka
Round
Mertens

🇷🇺Anastasia Zakharova

7-6(6) 7-6

R128

Kaitlin Quevedo🇪🇸

6-4 6-4

🇨🇿Katerina Siniakova

6-2 5-7 6-1

R64

Maria Timofeeva🇺🇿

6-2 7-6(5)

Naomi Osaka and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Naomi Osaka beat Anastasia Zakharova; Elise Mertens beat Kaitlin Quevedo. Round of 64: Naomi Osaka beat Katerina Siniakova; Elise Mertens beat Maria Timofeeva

How they arrived

4–1

Sets won

4–0

58%

Games won

61%

1–0

Tiebreaks

1–0

1

Deciding sets

0

Previous meetings

2 meetings in Setlex records

Naomi Osaka leads 20

  1. 2026 · HardNaomi Osaka won Canada, Round of 326-1 6-2
  2. 2026 · GrassNaomi Osaka won Bad Homburg, Germany, Round of 166-3 6-3