Maria Timofeeva eliminated from US Open in second round

Maria Timofeeva completed her performance at the US Open in the second round

Uzbek tennis player Maria Timofeeva ended her participation in the 2026 US Open, losing to Belgium's Elise Mertens in the second round of the tournament. The match ended with a score of 2:6, 5:7 in favor of Mertens, who was seeded 23rd.

The match lasted 1 hour and 46 minutes. Timofeeva made two aces and committed three double faults. She landed her first serve in 68% of cases.

The tennis player from Uzbekistan earned two break points and converted both. Meanwhile, Mertens received seven chances to break her opponent's serve and used four of them.

The Belgian did not serve a single ace during the match and committed three double faults. At the same time, Mertens was noticeably more effective on her first serve: she won 76% of points on her first serve compared to 57% for Timofeeva.

In terms of the total number of points won, the advantage also remained with Mertens. The Belgian tennis player scored 72 points, while Timofeeva had 54.