Amazing Pliskova extinguishes Mertens in the 3rd round of the Nature Valley International

Karolina Pliskova grounds Elise Mertens 6-1 6-2 in the 3^rd round in Eastbourne on Wednesday after playing a superlative match to play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter.

Match Reports, stats and key facts

1^st set.

Pliskova had a great start in this set after breaking Mertens in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0.

The Czech managed to increase her lead later on after breaking the Belgian in the 6^th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

2^nd set.

Karolina in this set was too good for Mertens since she won the set 6-2 after breaking the Belgian in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 7^th (5-2) game.

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

Highlights Karolina Pliskova vs. Elise Mertens Nature Valley International – Eastbourne

Prediction and head to head Karolina Pliskova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Pliskova will take on Alexandrova in the quarters.

This will be the 2^nd time that Karolina Pliskova and Ekaterina Alexandrova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Pliskova won 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Paris back in 2017.