Elise Mertens routs Maya Joint 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Hobart on Friday after playing a remarkable match to fight against Mccartney Kessler in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes. Elise won this tournament twice in 2017 and 2018. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Maya Joint Hobart International – Hobart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 64 points vs. Maya’s 51.
Mertens
The Belgian served exceptionally well to win 78% of the points (28/36) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 40% points (8/20) on her second serve. Mertens didn’t lose the concentration in converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9).
Joint
On the other side, the Australian had a tough time converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Mertens and Joint is 1-0 for Elise.
Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Mccartney Kessler – stats
Mertens will come up against Kessler in the final.
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Mccartney Kessler since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Hobart
- Elise MertensMertens – Maya JointJoint (6-2 6-3)
- Mccartney KesslerKessler – Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan (4-6 6-3 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Mccartney KesslerKessler – Elise MertensMertens (0-0) – H2H details and stats