WTAA. Krueger vs J. Tjen · 3-3 · Set 1 · Osaka WTAE. Mertens vs L. Fernandez · 6-2 3-6 1-2 · Set 3 · Ningbo CHS. Purtseladze vs K. Sultanov · 4-6 6-7(6) · Finished · Guangzhou CHO. Jasika vs K. Matsuda · 4-6 6-7(6) · Finished · Guangzhou CHM. Purcell vs E. Zhu · 0-1 · Set 1 · Guangzhou CHW. K. Leong M. vs L. Castelnuovo · 0-2 · Set 1 · Guangzhou WTAT. Gibson vs H. Dart · 7-5 7-6(6) · Finished · Osaka CHK. Samrej vs Y. Demin · 3-4 · Set 1 · Guangzhou FTWTAV. Golubic def. M. Hontama · 6-3 6-1 · Osaka FTWTAL. Tagger def. L. Samsonova · 6-3 6-3 · Osaka FTWTAL. Tararudee def. K. Quevedo · 7-5 6-3 · Osaka FTWTAT. Gibson def. H. Dart · 7-5 7-6(6) · Osaka FTCHK. Bigun def. A. Fenty · 6-3 1-6 6-3 · Fort Worth (Usa)FTCHA. McHugh def. J. Sheehy · 6-2 6-2 · Fort Worth (Usa)WTAA. Krueger vs J. Tjen · 3-3 · Set 1 · Osaka WTAE. Mertens vs L. Fernandez · 6-2 3-6 1-2 · Set 3 · Ningbo CHS. Purtseladze vs K. Sultanov · 4-6 6-7(6) · Finished · Guangzhou CHO. Jasika vs K. Matsuda · 4-6 6-7(6) · Finished · Guangzhou CHM. Purcell vs E. Zhu · 0-1 · Set 1 · Guangzhou CHW. K. Leong M. vs L. Castelnuovo · 0-2 · Set 1 · Guangzhou WTAT. Gibson vs H. Dart · 7-5 7-6(6) · Finished · Osaka CHK. Samrej vs Y. Demin · 3-4 · Set 1 · Guangzhou FTWTAV. Golubic def. M. Hontama · 6-3 6-1 · Osaka FTWTAL. Tagger def. L. Samsonova · 6-3 6-3 · Osaka FTWTAL. Tararudee def. K. Quevedo · 7-5 6-3 · Osaka FTWTAT. Gibson def. H. Dart · 7-5 7-6(6) · Osaka FTCHK. Bigun def. A. Fenty · 6-3 1-6 6-3 · Fort Worth (Usa)FTCHA. McHugh def. J. Sheehy · 6-2 6-2 · Fort Worth (Usa)

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N. Osaka vs E. Mertens

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Naomi Osaka

Japan #19 Age 29

H2H 3-2 Osaka

Elise Mertens

Belgium #15 Age 30

Final result

N. Osaka def. E. Mertens

6-3 6-3

Recap

N. Osaka beat E. Mertens at Bad Homburg (R16) in straight sets. N. Osaka struck 7 aces to 5.

Form and record

World No. 19 Naomi Osaka (Japan) meets World No. 15 Elise Mertens (Belgium) in the round of 16. Osaka has won three of the last five completed matches, Mertens three of five.

Head to head

Osaka leads 3-2

Naomi Osaka took the most recent round of 16 at Bad Homburg on 23 June 2026, 6-3 6-3.

Date	Tournament	Round	Winner	Score
23 Jun 2026	Bad Homburg	R16	N. Osaka	6-3 6-3
9 Aug 2024	Toronto	R32	E. Mertens	6-3 6-4
11 Jun 2024	WTA Hertogenbosch	R32	N. Osaka	6-2 6-4
11 Mar 2024	WTA Indian Wells	R32	E. Mertens	7-5 6-4
21 Sep 2019	Osaka	SF	N. Osaka	6-4 6-1

Recent form

N. Osaka LWWLW

E. Mertens LLWWW

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