No. 32 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium will meet Sweden’s Mirjam Bjorklund in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Monday, August 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Elise Mertens v Mirjam Bjorklund match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Elise Mertens v Mirjam Bjorklund Head to Head
Bjorklund won their only meeting in Bogota earlier this year, winning in three sets.
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Mertens Has Been Quiet this Year
World no. 32 Elise Mertens hasn’t been in the best of forms this year. A two-time US Open quarterfinalist, Mertens has reached quarterfinals or better just once this year and that was in Monterrey, where she finished as a semifinalist.
Apart from that, run her other notable performances in singles included round of 16 finishes in Roland Garros, Miami and the Madrid Open.
Most recently, during the North American swing, Mertens has won just one match from three tournaments. That win came in the first round in Cincinnati over Madison Keys. Otherwise she lost her first round matches in Washington and Montreal and fell in the second round in Cincinnati.
Seeded no. 32, Mertens will be making her eighth appearance at the U.S. Open. She was a quarterfinalist in 2019 and 2020, but lost the opener last year.
While she is expected to do well in doubles, it will be interesting to see if she can deliver results in singles as well.
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Bjorklund Comes Through Qualifiers
World no. 155 Mirjam Bjorklund won all her qualifying rounds in style to reach the main draw at the US Open for the first time in her career.
It will also be her first Grand Slam of the season. Bjorklund did make two major appearances last year, falling in the firs rounds at the French Open and Wimbledon.
Her path to the main draw in New York included a 6-1, 6-2 win over the United States’ Makenna Jones in the first qualifying round. She then ousted Leolia Jeanjean in the second qualifying round, beating the Frenchwoman 6-2, 6-4, before racing past India’s Ankita Raina 6-2, 6-2 victory in the final qualifying round on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Swede is 22-16 across levels this season. She won the Illey ITF title and was a quarterfinalist in WTA 125 in Valencia.
Can she cause an upset in the first round on Monday?
Mertens v Bjorklund Prediction and Tip
Mertens is a vastly experienced campaigner and therefore she will be the favourite against the debutant, who has not played much against the top players this season, having mostly played in the lower level tournaments.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Mertens to win: 2/5 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Two sets in the match: 1/2 (with bet365)
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