Elise Mertens rolls past Diana Shnaider 6-0 6-4 in the 1st round in Monterrey on Tuesday after playing a remarkable match to deal with Elena Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Mertens scored 60 points vs. the Russian’s 36.
Mertens
The Belgian served exceptionally well to win 91% of the points (20/22) behind her first serve, and she won 59% points (13/22) on her second serve. Mertens was effective at converting 80% of the break points that she procured (4/5).
Shnaider
On the other side, Diana wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Mertens and Shnaider is 1-0 for Elise.
Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Elena Gabriela Ruse – stats
Mertens will take on Gabriela Ruse in the 2nd round.
This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Elena Gabriela Ruse face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Mertens won 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the qualifications in Doha back in February 2023.
Live score progression and stats
This set was completely one-sided since Elise conceded no games to Shnaider before winning the set 6-0.
Mertens converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40), the 5th (4-0 15-40) and the 7th game (6–1 40-A). On the other side, Mertens didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 43 points. Mertens was the winner of the set after clinching 17 points more than Diana (30-13). The Belgian dropped 5 points on serve (12-5). On the losing side, Shnaider conceded 18 points on serve (8-18).
Mertens had a strong start of this set after breaking Diana Shnaider in the 2nd game (2-0). Mertens managed to boost her lead after breaking the Russian before conquering the set (6-4).
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, Diana was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 53 points. Elise was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Shnaider (30-23). The Belgian lost 6 points on serve (21-6). on the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).
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