Serena Williams hustles Mertens in the 2nd round of the Rogers Cup

Serena Williams topples Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Toronto on Wednesday. Williams will play against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Serena clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3^rd (1-2) game, Serena broke back in the 6^th (3-3) and in the 8^th (5-3) game before winning the set 6-3.

Elise had no answers in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-3 to 6-3).

2^nd set.

Mertens had a racing start in this set after breaking Williams in the 2^nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, Serena managed to stage a good comeback to break the Belgian 3 times in the 3^rd (1-2), in the 5^th (3-2) gamein the 9^th game before winning the set (6-3) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

A crucial moment of the match was when Serena won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to change the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.

At the end of the match, the American scored 68 points vs. the Belgian’s 54 points.

Williams served very well to win 76% of the points (25/33) behind her first serve. Notwithstanding she won only 43% points (10/23) on her second serve. Serena was effective in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (5/10). On the other side, Mertens was great in converting all the break points (2/2). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Williams and Mertens is 1-0 for Serena.

Highlights Serena Williams vs. Elise Mertens Rogers Cup – Toronto

Williams’s Interview

Next Match: Serena Williams vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – H2H and stats

Williams will take on Alexandrova in the 3^rd round.

There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Ekaterina Alexandrova since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.