At Wimbledon 2025, Elise Mertens secured a straight-sets victory over 2023 semi-finalist Elina Svitolina, winning 6-1, 7-6(4) to advance to the fourth round. This marks Mertens' first appearance in the Wimbledon round of 16 since 2022 and her eighth win in the last nine matches. She demonstrated strong serving, aggressive and smart play, and composure during the tense second-set tiebreaker. Mertens will face either Aryna Sabalenka or Emma Raducanu in the next round. Meanwhile, in other tennis tournaments, Damir Dzumhur ended a four-match losing streak by defeating Ofner 6-4, 6-4 at the Nordea Open in Bastad. At the Iasi Open, top seed Elina Avanesyan won her opening round match, and Sorana Cirstea advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Buzarnescu. At the Swiss Open Gstaad, David Goffin defeated Landaluce 7-6(2), 6-3 in his opener, while Alexander Shevchenko upset Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2 to move into the second round.