Elise Mertens gets by Jasmine Paolini 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Prague on Tuesday. Mertens will play against Camila Giorgi in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

Elise won the set after she broke Jasmine in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Italian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Anyhow, the Belgian didn’t make any concession anymore to conquer the set 7-5.

The Belgian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Italian converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (4-5 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 81 points. Elise was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Jasmine (43-38). Mertens dropped 18 points on serve (28-18). On the other side, the Italian conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

Mertens was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Paolini in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Jasmine refused to bow to come back to break the Belgian in the 6th (3-3) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Italian converted 100% of her break points (2/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, the Belgian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 62 points. The Italian won 6 points more than the Belgian (34-28). The Italian surrendered 9 points on serve (19-9). In addition, on the other side, Mertens conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

Mertens had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Paolini in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, that wasn’t sufficient for Elise to win the set as Jasmine succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) game. The Belgian maintained her focus to break the Italian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Belgian was perfect in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Jasmine converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (1-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They played 65 points. Elise was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Paolini (37-28). The Belgian surrendered 16 points on serve (20-16). On the other side, the Italian conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).

Mertens will add to her prize money € 850 after winning this match. She has won already € 3,150 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belgian will add € 1,850 to her earnings to earn € 5,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Mertens
Paolini
7-5 4-6 6-3
108
108
Total points
100
100
42
42
Winners
33
33
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
6
6
Double Faults
4
4
60%
60%
1st in
54%
54%
60%
60%
1st won
66%
66%
42/70
42/70
1st won
33/50
33/50
54%
54%
2nd won
43%
43%
25/46
25/46
2nd won
18/42
18/42
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
Total
4/14
4/14
67%
67%
Won
29%
29%
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At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 108 points vs. Paolini’s 100.

The Belgian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that she procured (6/9). On the other side, the Italian was not so effective in converting her break points (only 29%

– 4/14). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Paolini is 2-0 for Elise.

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Camila Giorgi – stats

Mertens will come up against Giorgi in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Camila Giorgi clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Mertens won 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Osaka back in 2019.

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