Fantastic Elise Mertens outpaces Pegula in the 3rd round to battle vs Pavlyuchenkova at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Mertens annihilates Pegula to compete against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 4th round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Jessica Pegula

Elise Mertens makes light work of Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-3 in the 3rd round in Paris on Friday after playing a superlative match to square off with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this competition. Here you can see her history at this event.

Mertens
Paris
Mertens's Record

Elise added to her prize money € 98,000 after winning this match. She has already won € 240,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Mertens will add € 160,000 to her earnings to get in total € 400,000 in total.

Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Jessica Pegula French Open – Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiRdnDPKFL0

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Pegula
Elise Mertens
6-1 6-3
1h:22
Jessica Pegula
63
63
Total points
45
45
23
23
Winners
13
13
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
29%
29%
13
13
Unforced
28
28
32%
32%
Ratio Unforced
68%
68%
12/17
12/17
Net Approaches
10/17
10/17
71%
71%
Perc
59%
59%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
6
6
Double Faults
2
2
52%
52%
1st in
50%
50%
74%
74%
1st won
54%
54%
23/31
23/31
1st won
13/24
13/24
48%
48%
2nd won
38%
38%
14/29
14/29
2nd won
9/24
9/24
-- Break Points --
5/5
5/5
Total
1/6
1/6
100%
100%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Elise scored 63 points vs. Jessica’s 45.

Mertens

Elise was stunning in converting all the break points (5/5).

Pegula

On the other side, Jessica was battling in converting her break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – stats

Mertens will take on Pavlyuchenkova in the 4th round.

This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Mertens and Pavlyuchenkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played, Pavlyuchenkova won 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Eastbourne back in 2017.

Elise Mertens Draw info

Live score progression and stats

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

Mertens had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Jessica Pegula in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Elise extended her lead after breaking the American in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Elise won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Belgian was unerring in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 40-A). On the other side, Elise didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 40 points. Mertens conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Pegula (25-15). The Belgian lost 6 points on serve (16-6). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 9 points on serve (9-9).

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

Mertens had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Jessica Pegula in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more to do for the Belgian to win the set as Pegula managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Mertens maintained her cool to break Pegula in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The American was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Elise was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, the American converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 68 points. Mertens was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Pegula (38-30). Mertens conceded 17 points on serve (21-17). On the other side, the American conceded 17 points on serve (13-17).

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

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