Caroline Garcia dispatches Mertens in the semifinal of the Abierto GNP Seguros. HIGHLIGHTS – MONTERREY RESULTS

ABIERTO GNP SEGUROS - MONTERREY DRAW AND RESULTS. Garcia wins against Mertens to compete against Donna Vekic in the final

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Caroline Garcia vs. Elise Mertens

Caroline Garcia conquers Elise Mertens 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Monterrey on Saturday. Garcia will play against Donna Vekic in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 41 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.

Garcia
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Garcia's Record

Highlights Caroline Garcia vs. Elise Mertens Abierto GNP Seguros – Monterrey

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Garcia
Mertens
Caroline Garcia
6-3 6-4
1h:41
Elise Mertens
79
79
Total points
63
63
33
33
Winners
25
25
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
2
2
0
0
Double Faults
3
3
60%
60%
1st in
60%
60%
79%
79%
1st won
58%
58%
33/42
33/42
1st won
25/43
25/43
57%
57%
2nd won
59%
59%
16/28
16/28
2nd won
17/29
17/29
-- Break Points --
2/12
2/12
Total
0/4
0/4
17%
17%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Caroline scored 79 points vs. Mertens’s 63.

Garcia

The French player served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (33/42) behind her first serve, and she won 57% points (16/28) on her second serve. Garcia won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points after she converted only 17% (2/12) of the procured opportunities.

Mertens

On the other side, Elise wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Garcia and Mertens is 5-2 for Caroline.

Draw and next match H2H: Caroline Garcia vs. Donna Vekic – stats

Garcia will take on Vekic in the final.

This will be the 10th time that Caroline Garcia and Donna Vekic fight against each other. The head to head is 5-4 for Vekic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Vekic won 6-2 6-72 6-3 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2021.

Caroline Garcia Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Garcia 6-3
GarciaMertens
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
GarciaMertens
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
GarciaMertens
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
GarciaMertens
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
GarciaMertens
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
GarciaMertens
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
GarciaMertens
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
GarciaMertens
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
GarciaMertens
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
GarciaMertens
1
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Caroline grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).

Mertens was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.

The French player converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Mertens was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 84 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than the Belgian (45-39). Garcia lost 13 points on serve (26-13). On the losing side, Elise conceded 19 points on serve (26-19).

2nd Set -
Garcia 6-4
GarciaMertens
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
GarciaMertens
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
GarciaMertens
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
GarciaMertens
3
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
GarciaMertens
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
GarciaMertens
2
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
GarciaMertens
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
GarciaMertens
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
GarciaMertens
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

Similarly to the 1st set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Garcia grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

Garcia converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Caroline didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 58 points. Garcia conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Elise (34-24). The French player conceded 8 points on serve (23-8). On the losing side, the Belgian conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).

1st
Garcia
Mertens
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Garcia
Mertens
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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