Linda Fruhvirtova surprises Elise Mertens 7-5 2-6 6-1 in the 2nd round in Miami on Friday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 1 minute. This will be her most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the qualifications in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Czech added to her prize money $ 24,270 after winning this match. She has won already $ 54,400 after this win. If she wins the next match, Fruhvirtova will add $ 40,175 to her earnings to get in total $ 94,575 in total.
Highlights Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Elise Mertens Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Fruhvirtova scored 81 points vs. Elise’s 80.
Fruhvirtova
The Czech was fantastic in converting all the break points (4/4).
Mertens
On the other side, Elise was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 25% – 3/12). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Fruhvirtova and Mertens is 1-0 for Linda.
Live score progression and stats
Fruhvirtova had a strong start of this set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Linda succeeded in coming back to break Mertens in the 2nd (1-1) gamein the 12th game before winning the set (7-5) after breaking his opponent in the last game.
Linda was on the money in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, Elise converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Linda won just 2 points more than the Belgian (32-30). Linda dropped 12 points on serve (22-12). On the other side, Elise conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
Fruhvirtova had a racing start in this set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 1st game (1-0). Elise managed to boost her lead after breaking Linda in the 5th (4-1) game before winning the set (6-2).
They played 46 points. Mertens was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than Fruhvirtova (29-17). Mertens lost 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Linda conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
Fruhvirtova won the set after she broke the Belgian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
Mertens had to surrender the 6th game (5-1) when she was serving and leading 40-0. Mertens couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Linda was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, the Belgian was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 0th (0-1 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).
They contested 53 points. The Czech won 11 more points than the Belgian (32-21). The Czech dropped 13 points on serve (21-13). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belgian conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).
Tennis Scores in Miami
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