ROME STATS. Unstoppable Mertens mullers Hsieh in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Mertens obliterates Hsieh to take on Magda Linette in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Su-Wei Hsieh

Elise Mertens thumps Su-Wei Hsieh 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Rome on Monday after playing a good match to play Magda Linette in the 2nd round.

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Mertens overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Hsieh in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Mertens to win the set as Hsieh succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (2-2) game. Mertens kept her cool to break Hsieh in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Su-Wei was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Elise converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 0th (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 2nd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Hsieh converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 55 points. Mertens conquered the set after winning 5 points more than the Chinese (30-25). Mertens conceded 9 points on serve (13-9). In addition, on the other side, Hsieh conceded 17 points on serve (16-17).

Hsieh had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Mertens in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Elise managed to stage a great comeback to break the Chinese 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Su-Wei was dominated in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 0-1 to 6-1.

Mertens was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 48 points. The Belgian was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Su-Wei (31-17). Mertens surrendered 10 points on serve (17-10). on the other side of the court, Su-Wei conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).

Mertens will add to her prize money € 4,745 after winning this match. She has won already € 13,745 after this win. If she wins the next match, Elise will add € 5,610 to her earnings to get in total € 19,355 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Mertens
Hsieh
Elise Mertens
6-3 6-1
Su-Wei Hsieh
61
61
Total points
42
42
22
22
Winners
17
17
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
8
8
61%
61%
1st in
57%
57%
73%
73%
1st won
55%
55%
22/30
22/30
1st won
17/31
17/31
42%
42%
2nd won
26%
26%
8/19
8/19
2nd won
6/23
6/23
-- Break Points --
6/11
6/11
Total
2/5
2/5
55%
55%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 61 points vs. the Chinese’s 42.

Mertens was effective at converting 55% of the break points that she conquered (6/11). On the other side, Hsieh was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Mertens and Hsieh is 3-1 for Elise.

Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Su-Wei Hsieh Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Magda Linette – stats

Mertens will play Linette in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Magda Linette play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Mertens won 6-1 7-5 in the 2nd round in Tokyo back in 2017.

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