Emma Navarro conquers the Hobart International. HIGHLIGHTS – HOBART RESULTS

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

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 8^th 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 4^th (2-1 40-A) and the 6^th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, Mertens wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 3^rd 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 3^rd (1-2), in the 5^th

(2-3) and in the 7^th (3-4) game, The Belgian broke back 4 times in the 4^th (2-2), in the 6^th (3-3), in the 8^th (4-4) and in the 10^th 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 4^th

(1-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 6^th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 7^th (3-4 15-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the American was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2^nd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 5^th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 6^th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 9^th (4-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11^th 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 5^th (3-2) and in the 11^th (6-5) game. The Belgian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6^th (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 5^th (2-2 15-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 40-A). On the other side, Elise converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6^th 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).