Uncompromising Elise Mertens crushes Kuzmova in the 1st round at the French Open – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Mertens motors past Kuzmova

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Viktoria Hruncakova

Elise Mertens obliterates Viktoria Hruncakova 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday after playing a good match. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes. Her best result in this competition was reaching the 4th round in 2018 and 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.

Mertens
Paris
Mertens's Record

Mertens added to her prize money € 28,000 after winning this match. She has already won € 97,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Elise will add € 45,000 to her earnings to get in total € 142,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Hruncakova
Elise Mertens
6-1 6-4
1h:30
Viktoria Hruncakova
68
68
Total points
51
51
20
20
Winners
18
18
29%
29%
Ratio Winners
35%
35%
20
20
Unforced
41
41
33%
33%
Ratio Unforced
67%
67%
5/8
5/8
Net Approaches
5/10
5/10
63%
63%
Perc
50%
50%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
1
1
11
11
Double Faults
8
8
46%
46%
1st in
52%
52%
80%
80%
1st won
53%
53%
20/25
20/25
1st won
18/34
18/34
28%
28%
2nd won
23%
23%
8/29
8/29
2nd won
7/31
7/31
-- Break Points --
8/13
8/13
Total
4/11
4/11
62%
62%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, Mertens scored 68 points vs. Viktoria’s 51.

Mertens

Mertens served very well to win 80% of the points (20/25) behind her first serve. Anyhow she won only 28% points (8/29) on her second serve. Elise was effective at converting 62% of the break points that she procured (8/13).

Kuzmova

On the other side, the Slovakian was not so effective in converting her break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Mertens and Kuzmova is 3-0 for Elise.

Elise Mertens Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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

Mertens started the set in the best possible way after breaking Viktoria Hruncakova in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. However, there was more to do for Elise to win the set since the Slovakian managed to break back in the 6th (1-5) game. Elise maintained her cool to break the Slovakian in the 7th (6-1) game.

Elise failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 40.

A defining moment of this set was when the Belgian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Belgian converted 66% of her break points (4/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (4-0 0-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Viktoria converted 14% of her break points (1/7). She had her opportunities in the 4th (0-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (0-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 61 points. Mertens was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Viktoria (37-24). The Belgian conceded 13 points on serve (16-13). On the other side, the Slovakian conceded 21 points on serve (11-21).

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

Mertens had a great start in this set after breaking Viktoria Hruncakova in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the Belgian refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Kuzmova 4 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (5-3) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Belgian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 15.

The Belgian converted 57% of her break points (4/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Slovakian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40).

They contested 58 points. The Belgian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Slovakian (31-27). Elise conceded 13 points on serve (12-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Viktoria conceded 19 points on serve (14-19).

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

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