Elise Mertens dispatches Xinyu Wang 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Singapore on Saturday. Mertens will face Ann Li in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The Belgian added to her prize money $ 9,514 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 21,484 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belgian will add $ 14,816 to her earnings to get in total $ 36,300 in total.
Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Xinyu Wang Singapore Open – Singapore
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:30
At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 65 points vs. Wang’s 53.
Mertens
Elise was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8).
Wang
On the other side, Xin Yu was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Wang is 2-1 for Elise.
Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Ann Li – stats
Mertens will face Li in the final.
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Ann Li since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The Belgian won the set after she broke the Chinese in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Wang tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. However, the Belgian didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-3.
Elise converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 60 points. The Belgian was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than the Chinese (32-28). Mertens surrendered 9 points on serve (18-9). On the losing side, the Chinese conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
Mertens had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Xinyu Wang in the 2nd game (2-0). However, Mertens managed to stage a great comeback to break the Chinese in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).
Mertens converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Xin Yu converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 58 points. Elise was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Wang (33-25). Elise conceded 12 points on serve (21-12). On the losing side, Wang conceded 12 points on serve (13-12).
Tennis Scores in Singapore
- Ann LiLi – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (7-62 1-0 ret.)
- Elise MertensMertens – Xinyu WangWang (6-3 6-4)
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- Ann LiLi – Elise MertensMertens (0-0) – H2H details and stats
