Elise Mertens hustles Niemeier in the 3rd round to play vs Sherif at the Mutua Madrid Open – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Mertens aces Niemeier to play Mayar Sherif in the 4th round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Jule Niemeier

Elise Mertens dispatches Jule Niemeier 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid on Saturday. Mertens will play Mayar Sherif in the 4th round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes. Her best result in this tournament was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Mertens
Madrid
Mertens's Record

Elise added to her prize money € 36,065 after winning this match. She has already won € 84,900 after this win. If she wins the next match, Elise will add € 76,625 to her earnings to get in total € 161,525 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Niemeier
Elise Mertens
6-3 6-4
2h:07
Jule Niemeier
67
67
Total points
62
62
14
14
Winners
18
18
21%
21%
Ratio Winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
2
2
5
5
Double Faults
7
7
40%
40%
1st in
48%
48%
58%
58%
1st won
55%
55%
14/24
14/24
1st won
18/33
18/33
58%
58%
2nd won
53%
53%
21/36
21/36
2nd won
19/36
19/36
-- Break Points --
5/12
5/12
Total
2/5
2/5
42%
42%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 67 points vs. Jule’s 62.

Mertens

The Belgian won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points as she converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

Niemeier

On the other side, Niemeier was not so effective in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Niemeier is 1-0 for Elise.

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Mayar Sherif – stats

Mertens will compete against Sherif in the 4th round.

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Mayar Sherif since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Elise Mertens Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mertens 6-3
MertensNiemeier
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MertensNiemeier
6
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MertensNiemeier
5
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MertensNiemeier
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
MertensNiemeier
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
MertensNiemeier
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
MertensNiemeier
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
MertensNiemeier
1
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MertensNiemeier
0
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
MertensNiemeier
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Mertens started the set strong after breaking Jule Niemeier in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Elise found the way to come back to break the German 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) gamein the 9th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

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

A crucial moment of this set was when the Belgian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the score from 0-2 to 4-2.

The Belgian was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Niemeier was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2nd game (2-1 15-40).

They played 62 points. The Belgian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Jule (33-29). The Belgian dropped 13 points on serve (18-13). on the other side of the net, Niemeier conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).

2nd Set -
Mertens 6-4
MertensNiemeier
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MertensNiemeier
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
MertensNiemeier
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
MertensNiemeier
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
MertensNiemeier
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
MertensNiemeier
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MertensNiemeier
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
MertensNiemeier
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
MertensNiemeier
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40

Mertens won the set after she broke Niemeier in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Niemeier tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, the Belgian kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-4.

Mertens converted 22% of her break points (2/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). Also, on the other side, the German converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 7th (2-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 67 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Elise won only 1 point more than Jule (34-33). The Belgian surrendered 12 points on serve (17-12). On the other side, the German conceded 17 points on serve (21-17).

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

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