Elise Mertens breezes past Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Hobart on Tuesday after playing a great match to square off with Renata Zarazua in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. The Belgian won this tournament twice in 2017 and 2018. Here you can see her history at this event.

Hobart
Mertens's Record

Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Nuria Parrizas-Diaz Hobart International – Hobart

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Parrizas-Diaz
6-3 6-1
1h:15
64
64
Total points
44
44
22
22
Winners
16
16
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
0
0
0
0
Double Faults
3
3
52%
52%
1st in
67%
67%
79%
79%
1st won
44%
44%
22/28
22/28
1st won
16/36
16/36
50%
50%
2nd won
50%
50%
13/26
13/26
2nd won
9/18
9/18
-- Break Points --
5/7
5/7
Total
1/5
1/5
71%
71%
Won
20%
20%
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At the end of the match, Elise scored 64 points vs. Nuria’s 44.

Mertens

Mertens served pretty well to win 79% of the points (22/28) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (13/26) on her second serve. Mertens didn’t lose the focus when converting 71%

of the break points that she conquered (5/7).

Parrizas-Diaz

On the other side, Nuria had some problems converting her break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Mertens and Parrizas-Diaz is 1-0 for Elise.

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Renata Zarazua – stats

Mertens will compete against Zarazua in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Renata Zarazua since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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MertensParrizas-Diaz
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0
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Mertens won the set after she broke the Spaniard in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (4-2) game. Nuria tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Nonetheless, Elise maintained the focus to win the set 6-3.

The Belgian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Parrizas-Diaz converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 15-40).

They played 73 points. Elise conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Parrizas-Diaz (40-33). The Belgian lost 18 points on serve (23-18). On the other side, Parrizas-Diaz conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).

2nd Set -
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Mertens had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The Belgian managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Parrizas-Diaz in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.

Elise converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Mertens didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 35 points. Mertens was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Parrizas-Diaz (24-11). The Belgian was flawless on serve to concede barely 1 point during her serving games (12-1). on the other side of the court, the Spaniard conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).

1st
Mertens
Parrizas-Diaz
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Mertens
Parrizas-Diaz
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

Tennis Scores in Hobart

  • Renata ZarazuaZarazua – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-4 6-3)
  • Magda LinetteLinette – Varvara GrachevaGracheva (6-3 3-6 6-4)
  • Sofia KeninKenin – Lulu SunSun (4-6 6-3 6-3)
  • Elise MertensMertens – Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz (6-3 6-1)
  • Ann LiLi – Sloane StephensStephens (7-5 6-1)
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  • Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (7-5 6-0)
  • Mccartney KesslerKessler – Rebecca SramkovaSramkova (6-3 7-5)
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  • Greetje MinnenMinnen – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (7-5 6-3)
  • Maria Lourdes CarleLourdes Carle – Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro (6-3 3-6 6-0)

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