Superb Taylor Townsend too good for Mertens in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Rybakina at the Miami Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Townsend upsets Mertens to face Elena Rybakina in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Taylor Townsend vs. Elise Mertens

Taylor Townsend upsets Elise Mertens 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Miami on Thursday after playing a solid match to play Elena Rybakina in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Townsend's Record

Taylor added to her prize money $ 24,600 after winning this match. She has already won $ 59,100 after this win. If she wins the next match, the American will add $ 41,900 to her earnings to get in total $ 101,000 in total.

Highlights Taylor Townsend vs. Elise Mertens Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Townsend
Mertens
Taylor Townsend
6-2 6-2
1h:18
Elise Mertens
57
57
Total points
39
39
26
26
Winners
11
11
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
28%
28%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
71%
71%
1st in
46%
46%
76%
76%
1st won
50%
50%
26/34
26/34
1st won
11/22
11/22
57%
57%
2nd won
54%
54%
8/14
8/14
2nd won
14/26
14/26
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
0/2
0/2
80%
80%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Taylor scored 57 points vs. Elise’s 39.

Townsend

Taylor served very well to win 76% of the points (26/34) behind her first serve, and she won 57% points (8/14) on her second serve. Townsend didn’t lose the concentration in converting 80% of the break points that she conquered (4/5).

Mertens

On the other side, Elise wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Townsend and Mertens is 1-0 for Taylor.

Draw and next match H2H: Taylor Townsend vs. Elena Rybakina – stats

Townsend will compete against Rybakina in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Taylor Townsend and Elena Rybakina since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Taylor Townsend Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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TownsendMertens
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0
0
M
0
0

Townsend started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Townsend improved her lead after breaking Mertens in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

A defining moment of this set was when Taylor won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

Taylor converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40). On the other side, Mertens was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (1-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 50 points. Townsend won 6 points more than Elise (28-22). The American surrendered 7 points on serve (17-7). Regarding the other side of the net, the Belgian conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).

2nd Set -
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0
0
0
0

Taylor in this set was much more effective than the Belgian and consequently she won 6-2 after breaking Mertens in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Belgian was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.

The American was unerring in converting all her break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Townsend didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 46 points. Taylor was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than Elise (29-17). Taylor lost 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the net, Elise conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

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

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