Emma Navarro downs Elise Mertens 6-1 4-6 7-5 in the final in Hobart on Saturday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career.
Navarro added $ 14,420 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned $ 35,250 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Emma Navarro vs. Elise Mertens Hobart International – Hobart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:48
At the end of the match, Emma scored 113 points vs. Mertens’s 100.
Navarro
The American won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points as she converted only 42% (8/19) of the procured opportunities.
Mertens
On the other side, Elise didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (6/12). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Navarro and Mertens is 1-0 for Emma.
This was the maiden title for Emma. Elise remains with 8th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Emma was far too good to drop barely 1 game before breaking the Belgian 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.
The Belgian was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Navarro was flawless in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, Mertens wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A).
They played 59 points. The American won 9 points more than the Belgian (34-25). Navarro dropped 10 points on serve (19-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Elise conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
Elise won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping her serve 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game, The Belgian broke back 4 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (4-4) and in the 10th game to conquer the set 6-4.
Mertens failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.
The American had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-4 to 6-4.
Mertens was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-4 15-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the American was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 6th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 9th (4-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (3-6 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 85 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Elise won barely 1 point more than the American (43-42). The Belgian conceded 29 points on serve (22-29). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 21 points on serve (13-21).
Emma won the set after she broke Mertens in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Belgian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, the American kept the focus to win the set 7-5.
The American was unerring in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A). On the other side, Elise converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 69 points. Navarro conquered the set after winning 5 more points than the Belgian (37-32). Emma surrendered 14 points on serve (22-14). On the losing side, the Belgian conceded 15 points on serve (18-15).
