Cori Gauff outlasts Elise Mertens 0-6 7-6(4) 7-5 in the 1st round in Eastbourne on Tuesday after conquering a huge battle. Gauff will have to play Anastasija Sevastova in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:13
The American won this match even if she conquered less points than Mertens (90 vs. 99).
Gauff
Cori was sharp when converting 63% of the break points that she procured (5/8).
Mertens
On the other side, the Belgian had a tough time converting her break points (only 47% – 7/15). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Gauff and Mertens is 1-0 for Cori.
Draw and next match H2H: Cori Gauff vs. Anastasija Sevastova – stats
Gauff will take on Sevastova in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Cori Gauff and Anastasija Sevastova fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sevastova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Sevastova won 1-6 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2021.
Live score progression and stats
This set was completely uneven since Elise conceded no games to Cori before winning the set 6-0.
Mertens was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, Elise didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 34 points. Elise was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Gauff (24-10). Elise surrendered 5 points on serve (12-5). on the other side of the court, Cori conceded 12 points on serve (5-12).
Sevastova came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Gauff in the 1st game (1-0). However, Cori managed to stage a good comeback to break the Belgian 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.
The American failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 30.
Tiebreak
Cori won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (4-2), 10th (6-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Elise won 2 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3) and 9th (4-5) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
They contested 75 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Cori won only 1 point more than Elise (38-37). The American conceded 20 points on serve (18-20). On the other side, the Belgian conceded 20 points on serve (17-20).
Cori won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 6th (2-4) game, Gauff broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game to win the set 7-5.
The American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Mertens converted 12% of her break points (1/8). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 75 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 3 points more than Mertens (39-36). Cori lost 18 points on serve (27-18). on the other side of the net, Mertens conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
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