Elise Mertens and Marketa Vondrousova will square off in the 2nd round of the Nature Valley International for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:00 pm (EST) on COURT 3.
Elise Mertens: results and record
Ranked no. 21, Mertens got to the 2nd round after defeating Monica Puig 6-4 7-62.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Doha where she defeated Simona Halep in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.
Mertens has a 18-14 win-loss record in 2019, 3-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Eastbourne
The Belgian lost in the 3rd round 7-5 2-6 7-64 to Aryna Sabalenka.
Marketa Vondrousova: results and record
Ranked no. 16 (career high), Vondrousova reached the 2nd round after defeating Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-3.
Marketa’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Paris, Istanbul and Budapest.
The Czech has a 27-7 win-loss record in 2019, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Eastbourne
Marketa didn’t compete in Eastbourne in 2018.
Live score and result Elise Mertens vs. Marketa Vondrousova
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Prediction and head to head Elise Mertens vs. Marketa Vondrousova
This will be the 3rd time that Elise Mertens and Marketa Vondrousova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Mertens and Vondrousova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Vondrousova won 6-4 7-61 in the 3rd round in Miami back in March 2019.
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 -> 1.72
Marketa Vondrousova -> 2.00
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