Players · 7 dispatches
Elise Mertens
All dispatches about Elise Mertens. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Elise Mertens 14th in the world after Beijing: Jean-Pol predicted it, and 12th too
Elise Mertens, 30, is now world No. 14 in the WTA rankings published Monday, after beating Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek in Beijing and then losing the semi-final to Zheng Qinwen. Her…
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Zheng Qinwen wins Beijing with 38% first serves: Jean-Pol saw it coming
Zheng Qinwen beat Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Beijing WTA 1000 on Sunday. A wild card and world No. 54 at the start, she wins her first WTA…
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Mertens wins a 7-0 tie-break against Swiatek: Maxime discovers the tie-break
Elise Mertens beat Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3 in the quarter-final of the WTA 1000 in Beijing, winning the first-set tie-break 7-0, a first against the Pole on the tour. She plays Zheng…
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Mertens asks Belgians to cheer her on in Beijing, Jean-Pol is still looking for a flight
Elise Mertens plays Zheng Qinwen on Saturday at 1 pm in the Beijing Masters 1000 semi-final, after beating Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3. Before the match, she asked “all Belgians” to come and…
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Mertens finally beats Gauff after five defeats: Jean-Pol saw it coming, bar the sixth
Elise Mertens, world No. 19, beat Coco Gauff, No. 4, 6-3, 6-3 in the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Beijing on 7 October. It is her first win over…
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Minnen loses the breaker, then flips the match on Svitolina
Greet Minnen, world No. 217, fended off three break-back points in the second set before closing it out on her fifth break point and third match point against Elina Svitolina, world No.…
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Mertens reaches Singapore quarters without playing a point, Maxime asks why
Fourth seed and defending champion, Elise Mertens was exempted from the first round in Singapore, then Barbora Krejcikova withdrew before their scheduled second-round match on Wednesday. The Belgian reaches the quarter-finals without…