Joint M. - Mertens E.

Ranked no. 34, the Belgian reached the semifinal after beating Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-3 6-1, Renata Zarazua 6-4 6-3 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 0-6 6-2.

In the quarter, The Belgian defeated Kudermetova (6-1 0-6 6-2). During the match, Mertens scored 77 points vs Kudermetova’s 71. Elise was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Regarding the service games, Mertens fired 4 aces and she committed only 7 double faults. Elise Mertens lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Mertens put 57% of her first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (12/29) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Kudermetova 5 times after converting 45% of her break points