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Elise Mertens defeated Maria Timofeeva 6-2, 7(7)-6(5) — US Open 2026 R64.
Maria Timofeeva and Elise Mertens: Elise Mertens leads 2–0 across 2 recorded meetings.
The return chances separated it. Mertens drew seven break points to two for the 92nd-ranked Timofeeva and broke three times in the opening set, the first in game 3 for 2-1, while winning 76 percent of her first-serve points to her opponent's 58. A match point went by in game 10 of the second, Timofeeva breaking back for 5-5, but the 23rd seed took the tiebreak after 1 hour 47 minutes and is through the US Open draw to the third round without a set dropped.