Elsa Jacquemot shocks Elise Mertens 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Guadalajara on Thursday. Jacquemot will fight against Tatjana Maria in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes.
The French player added to her prize money $ 12,995 after conquering this match. She has already won $ 28,695 after this win. If she wins the next match, Jacquemot will add $ 30,305 to her earnings to get in total $ 59,000 in total.
Highlights Elsa Jacquemot vs. Elise Mertens Guadalajara Open Akron – Guadalajara
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Elsa scored 104 points vs. Mertens’s 93.
Jacquemot
Jacquemot won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points since she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.
Mertens
On the other side, the Belgian wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 31% – 4/13). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Jacquemot and Mertens is 1-0 for Elsa.
Draw and next match H2H: Elsa Jacquemot vs. Tatjana Maria – stats
Jacquemot will come up against Maria in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Elsa Jacquemot and Tatjana Maria since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Jacquemot conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, Elise managed to stage a great comeback to break Elsa in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
Elise was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-2 15-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40) and the 11th game (6-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Elsa was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2nd (2-1 40-A), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).
They contested 76 points. Mertens was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Jacquemot (40-36). The Belgian lost 17 points on serve (24-17). On the losing side, the French player conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).
Jacquemot won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd
(1-2) game, Elsa broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game to conquer the set 6-3.One of the most important stints of the set was when the French player won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
Elsa converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Elise converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 61 points. Elsa was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Elise (35-26). Elsa dropped 11 points on serve (18-11). In addition, on the other side, Elise conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).
Jacquemot had a great start in this set after breaking Elise Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0). However, there was more work to do for Elsa to win the set since the Belgian managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.
Jacquemot was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 5th game (3-1 0-40). On the other side, Elise converted 16% of her break points (1/6). She had her opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 60 points. Elsa won 6 points more than the Belgian (33-27). The French player surrendered 14 points on serve (22-14). on the other side of the court, Mertens conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Tennis Scores in Guadalajara
- Elsa JacquemotJacquemot – Elise MertensMertens (4-6 6-3 6-4)
- Iva JovicJovic – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (6-4 6-2)
- Victoria Jimenez KasintsevaJimenez Kasintseva – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-4 6-2)
- Magdalena FrechFrech – Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini (6-1 7-66)
- Emiliana ArangoArango – Storm HunterHunter (6-2 6-2)
- Nikola BartunkovaBartunkova – Darja VidmanovaVidmanova (6-3 6-2)
- Tatjana MariaMaria – Rebecca MarinoMarino (6-3 7-5)
Upcoming matches
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