Marta Kostyuk conquers Elise Mertens 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Kostyuk will face off with Lulu Sun in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes. This run will match her most significant achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.

Cincinnati
Kostyuk's Record

Highlights Marta Kostyuk vs. Elise Mertens Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kostyuk
Mertens
6-4 2-6 6-4
2h:18
88
88
Total points
94
94
37
37
Winners
31
31
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
33%
33%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
3
3
12
12
Double Faults
9
9
57%
57%
1st in
51%
51%
64%
64%
1st won
76%
76%
37/58
37/58
1st won
31/41
31/41
50%
50%
2nd won
51%
51%
22/44
22/44
2nd won
20/39
20/39
-- Break Points --
3/9
3/9
Total
3/10
3/10
33%
33%
Won
30%
30%
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Marta won this match even if she scored less points than the Belgian (88 vs. 94).

Kostyuk

Marta won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points as she converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.

Mertens

On the other side, Elise had a tough time converting her break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Kostyuk and Mertens is 2-1 for Marta.

Draw and next match H2H: Marta Kostyuk vs. Lulu Sun – stats

Kostyuk will play Sun in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Marta Kostyuk and Lulu Sun play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kostyuk 6-4
KostyukMertens
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
KostyukMertens
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
KostyukMertens
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KostyukMertens
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KostyukMertens
4
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KostyukMertens
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
KostyukMertens
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
KostyukMertens
2
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
KostyukMertens
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KostyukMertens
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
KostyukMertens
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Marta conquered in the 10th game (6-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

The Ukrainian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 40.

The Ukrainian missed the chance to break Mertens in the 6th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

The Ukrainian converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). On the other side, the Belgian was unable to convert any of her 7 break points. She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st

(0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (3-6 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 80 points. Kostyuk was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Mertens (42-38). Kostyuk conceded 21 points on serve (33-21). On the losing side, Elise conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).

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

Mertens in this set was too strong for Marta and without too much hustling she won 6-2 after breaking Kostyuk in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

An important stage of this set was when the Belgian won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.

The Belgian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40). In addition on the other side, Kostyuk was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 6th game (1-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 48 points. Mertens conquered the set after winning 16 more points than the Ukrainian (32-16). Elise conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). In addition, on the other side, Marta conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).

3rd Set -
Kostyuk 6-4
KostyukMertens
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
30
KostyukMertens
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
KostyukMertens
4
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KostyukMertens
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KostyukMertens
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KostyukMertens
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
KostyukMertens
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
KostyukMertens
1
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KostyukMertens
0
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
Mertens
0
1
0
0

Kostyuk got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 1st game (1-0

). Nonetheless, the Ukrainian succeeded in coming back to break Elise in the 4th (2-2) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

They played 54 points. Marta was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than the Belgian (30-24). Kostyuk conceded 8 points on serve (18-8). On the other side, Mertens conceded 12 points on serve (16-12).

1st
Kostyuk
Mertens
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Kostyuk
Mertens
2-6
2
6
2
5
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Kostyuk
Mertens
0-1
0
1
4th
Kostyuk
Mertens
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
0
0

Tennis Scores in Cincinnati

  • Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Harriet DartDart (4-6 6-0 6-1)
  • Marta KostyukKostyuk – Elise MertensMertens (6-4 2-6 6-4)
  • Lulu SunSun – Linda NoskovaNoskova (6-4 7-64)
  • Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (6-4 7-5)
  • Magda LinetteLinette – Katie BoulterBoulter (2-6 6-0 7-5)
  • Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Clara BurelBurel (6-4 2-6 6-1)
  • Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Yafan WangWang (5-7 6-3 6-2)
  • Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Robin MontgomeryMontgomery (7-5 4-6 6-3)
  • Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (7-63 7-63)
  • Ashlyn KruegerKrueger – Donna VekicVekic (5-7 7-64 6-2)
  • Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (6-4 6-2)
  • Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic (6-3 2-6 7-65)

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