Elise Mertens vs Elsa Jacquemot Prediction 9/10/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Top seed Elise Mertens will play France’s Elsa Jacquemot in the second round of the 2025 Guadalajara Open. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, September 10. Here’s our Elise Mertens vs Elsa Jacquemot prediction. This preview will also include an Elise Mertens vs Elsa Jacquemot pick.

Elise Mertens vs Elsa Jacquemot Preview

Elise Mertens is the top seed at the 2025 Guadalajara Open. Mertens is ranked 22nd in the WTA rankings and is the current No. 9 in doubles. Mertens is playing in her third main draw in this tournament. She lost in the second round stage in 2022 and 2023. She did not play this event last season.

Mertens is coming off a 34-17 record on the WTA Tour this year. She’s won two titles, one on indoor hard courts in Singapore and the other in Den Bosch on grass. In her last trip to Mexico, Mertens was a quarterfinalist at the Monterrey Open before reaching the third round of the US Open at the end of August, where she lost to Cristina Bucsa. Overall, Mertens is 15-10 on hard courts in 2025. She has won five of her last nine matches. 

Elsa Jacquemot is ranked 83rd in the WTA rankings. She is unseeded in Guadalajara and had to win her opening match against former Top 10 player Maria Sakkari. Jacquemot did so with ease, toppling the Greek in straight sets in just an hour and 16 minutes. The match took 14 games to decide.

Jacquemot hit seven aces to one double fault in the victory. She landed 88% of first serves in play and won 78% of first serve points (28/36). Jacquemot won 40% of second serve points (2/5) and did not face a break point in the match. Jacquemot is now 44-27 in all tournaments this season and has won six of her last eight matches.

Elise Mertens vs Elsa Jacquemot Head-To-Head

Mertens and Jacquemot have never played before this.

Elise Mertens vs Elsa Jacquemot Prediction

I fancy Jacquemot to push the top seed here. I think she’s not getting a lot of respect from the books that have her at +250 to win this match. She’s finally broken into the Top 100 and is playing the best tennis of her career. She’s picked up a handful of wins against established names already and pushed Leylah Fernandez to three sets at the US Open just a few weeks ago. There’s also the tendency of higher-ranked players being unprepared after a Grand Slam, making Jacquemot a potential steal to grab at least a set.