SHENZHEN RESULTS. Mertens bests Tsurenko in the 1st round of the Shenzhen Open

SHENZHEN OPEN - SHENZHEN RESULTS. Mertens dispatches Tsurenko to compete against Xiyu Wang in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Lesya Tsurenko

Elise Mertens aces Lesya Tsurenko 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Shenzhen on Sunday. Mertens will play Xiyu Wang in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Tsurenko was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Mertens in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Elise found the way to come back to break Tsurenko in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

Elise missed the opportunity to break Tsurenko in the 6th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

There was an important spell in this match when Elise won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

2nd set.

Elise won the set after she broke the Ukrainian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break was sufficient for Elise to win the set as she didn’t concede her serve in the rest of the set.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Elise scored 70 points vs. Lesya’s 57 points.

The Belgian won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 44% (4/9). On the other side, Tsurenko was not so effective in converting her break points as she converted only 25% of her break points (1/4). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Mertens and Tsurenko is 1-1.

Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Lesya Tsurenko Shenzhen Open – Shenzhen

Next Match: Elise Mertens vs. Xiyu Wang – stats

Mertens will take on Wang in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Xiyu Wang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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