Elise Mertens sweeps aside Peyton Stearns 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Miami on Friday after playing an extraordinary match to square off with Iga Swiatek in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 10 minutes. Her best result in this tournament was reaching the 4th round in 2021 and 2023. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Mertens's Record

Elise added to her prize money $ 25,140 after winning this match. She has already won $ 60,400 after this win. If she wins the next match, Mertens will add $ 42,825 to her earnings to get in total $ 103,225 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Mertens
Stearns
6-4 6-1
1h:10
59
59
Total points
36
36
14
14
Winners
16
16
24%
24%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
7
7
Double Faults
4
4
39%
39%
1st in
61%
61%
78%
78%
1st won
53%
53%
14/18
14/18
1st won
16/30
16/30
54%
54%
2nd won
16%
16%
15/28
15/28
2nd won
3/19
3/19
-- Break Points --
6/8
6/8
Total
2/5
2/5
75%
75%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 59 points vs. the American’s 36.

Mertens

Mertens served very well to win 78% of the points (14/18) behind her first serve, and she won 54% points (15/28) on her second serve. Elise was sharp when converting 75% of the break points that she procured (6/8).

Stearns

On the other side, Peyton was battling in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Stearns is 2-0 for Elise.

Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Iga Swiatek – stats

Mertens will square off with Swiatek in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Elise Mertens and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Swiatek won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Stuttgart back in 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Mertens 6-4
MertensStearns
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
MertensStearns
6
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
MertensStearns
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensStearns
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
MertensStearns
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
MertensStearns
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MertensStearns
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
MertensStearns
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
MertensStearns
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
MertensStearns
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
MertensStearns
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Mertens had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Peyton Stearns in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for Elise to win the set since the American found the way to break back in the 8th (4-4) game. Elise maintained her cool to break Stearns in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

The Belgian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 8th (4-4 0-40) and the 11th game (6-3 15-40). On the other side, Stearns converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 8th (3-4 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 63 points. Elise conquered the set after winning 11 more points than the American (37-26). Mertens surrendered 12 points on serve (20-12). on the other side of the court, Stearns conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).

2nd Set -
Mertens 6-1
MertensStearns
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
MertensStearns
5
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensStearns
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
MertensStearns
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
MertensStearns
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
MertensStearns
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

Mertens conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Peyton Stearns in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Mertens to win the set since the American managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. Mertens kept her focus to break Stearns in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.

Mertens converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 0-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (0-3 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 32 points. Elise won 12 more points than the American (22-10). The Belgian conceded 5 points on serve (9-5). on the other side of the net, Peyton conceded 13 points on serve (5-13).

1st
Mertens
Stearns
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Mertens
Stearns
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0

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