Elise Mertens beats Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6(3) 6-2 in the 1st round in Stuttgart on Monday. Mertens will clash against Diana Shnaider or Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this event. Here you can see her history at this event.
Mertens added to her prize money € 3,932 after conquering this match. She has already won € 13,760 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belgian will add € 13,280 to her earnings to get in total € 27,040 in total.
Highlights Elise Mertens vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Stuttgart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:45
At the end of the match, the Belgian scored 75 points vs. Aliaksandra’s 63.
Mertens
The Belgian won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points as she converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.
Sasnovich
On the other side, the Belarussian wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Mertens and Sasnovich is 4-3 for Elise.
Draw and next match H2H: Elise Mertens vs. Diana Shnaider or Veronika Kudermetova – stats
Mertens will square off with either Diana Shnaider or Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Diana Shnaider and 6-2 vs. Veronika Kudermetova.
Live score progression and stats
Elise clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Mertens broke back in the 8th (4-4) game to conquer the set 7-6.
Mertens converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Belarussian converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).
They contested 94 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Belgian won this set even if she scored less points 2 than Sasnovich (46-48). Mertens conceded 20 points on serve (30-20). On the losing side, Aliaksandra conceded 16 points on serve (28-16).
Mertens got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, the Belgian found the way to come back to break Sasnovich 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The Belarussian was powerless in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 0-2 to 6-2.
Elise converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Sasnovich converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 42 points. Elise won 12 points more than the Belarussian (27-15). Mertens dropped 9 points on serve (13-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Aliaksandra conceded 14 points on serve (6-14).
Tennis Scores in Stuttgart
- Elise MertensMertens – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (7-63 6-2)
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