Elise Mertens and Monica Puig will square off in the 1st round of the Nature Valley International for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 5 pm (est) on court 1.
Elise Mertens: results and record
Ranked no. 21, Elise will start her run in Eastbourne with the aim to win her 6th career title after conquering her last in Doha in February 2019.
The Belgian has a 17-14 win-loss record in 2019, 2-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Doha where she beat Simona Halep in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Eastbourne
The Belgian lost in the 3rd round 7-5 2-6 7-64 to Aryna Sabalenka.
Monica Puig: results and record
Ranked no. 53, the Puerto will start her run in Eastbourne with the aspiration to win her 3rd career title after winning her last tournament in Rio de Janeiro back in 2016.
Puig has a 13-13 win-loss record in 2019, 0-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Monica’s best result of the season was getting to the semi-finals in Charleston.
Last year in Eastbourne
Puig didn’t play in Eastbourne in 2018.
Live score and result Elise Mertens vs. Monica Puig
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Monica Puig
This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Monica Puig clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Mertens and Puig (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Puig won 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Luxembourg back in 2017.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elise Mertens who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.40
Monica Puig -> 2.75
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