Great Wang destroys Mertens in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Wang sweeps aside Mertens to face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Xinyu Wang vs. Elise Mertens

Xinyu Wang grounds Elise Mertens 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Indian Wells on Wednesday after playing a solid match to fight against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. In the past, the best she could do was reach the qualifications in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

Wang
Indian Wells
Wang's Record

The Chinese added to her prize money $ 12,225 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 30,885 after this win. If she wins the next match, Wang will add $ 24,885 to her earnings to get in total $ 55,770 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Wang
Mertens
Xinyu Wang
6-3 6-1
1h:24
Elise Mertens
64
64
Total points
43
43
24
24
Winners
6
6
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
14%
14%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
1
1
5
5
Double Faults
9
9
61%
61%
1st in
38%
38%
69%
69%
1st won
32%
32%
24/35
24/35
1st won
6/19
6/19
36%
36%
2nd won
39%
39%
8/22
8/22
2nd won
12/31
12/31
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
Total
3/6
3/6
58%
58%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, the Chinese scored 64 points vs. Elise’s 43.

Wang

Xin Yu didn’t lose the concentration in converting 58% of the break points that she procured (7/12).

Mertens

On the other side, Elise was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (3/6). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Wang and Mertens is 1-0 for Xin Yu.

Draw and next match H2H: Xinyu Wang vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats

Wang will square off with Alexandrova in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Xinyu Wang and Ekaterina Alexandrova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Xinyu Wang Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Wang 6-3
WangMertens
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
WangMertens
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
WangMertens
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
WangMertens
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
WangMertens
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
WangMertens
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
WangMertens
3
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
WangMertens
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
WangMertens
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
WangMertens
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30

Wang came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Wang to win the set because the Belgian found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3), in the 6th (2-4) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Wang maintained her cool to break Mertens in the 5th (4-1), in the 7th (5-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Chinese failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.

Wang converted 62% of her break points (5/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A), the 6th (4-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, the Belgian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had her opportunities in the 4th (0-3 30-40), the 5th (1-4 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 61 points. Xin Yu conquered the set after winning 13 points more than Elise (37-24). The Chinese lost 17 points on serve (16-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Elise conceded 21 points on serve (7-21).

2nd Set -
Wang 6-1
WangMertens
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
WangMertens
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
WangMertens
4
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
WangMertens
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
WangMertens
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
WangMertens
2
0
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40

Wang conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Elise Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for the Chinese to win the set since the Belgian found the way to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. The Chinese maintained her focus to break Mertens in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Mertens lost the 2nd game (2-0) when she was comfortably leading 40-0.

Wang converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Belgian was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (1-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 46 points. The Chinese won 8 points more than the Belgian (27-19). Wang dropped 8 points on serve (16-8). On the other side, the Belgian conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

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

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