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WTA Monterrey, MexicoWomen's Singles · Quarterfinal · HardCompleted
Yuliia Starodubtseva
14
Elise Mertens2
66
6-1, 6-4Estadio1h 28m

Keys to Victory

3
Breaks of serve
Mertens broke serve 3 times to Starodubtseva's 0.
6
Aces
Mertens struck 6 aces to Starodubtseva's 0.
89%
1st-serve points won
Mertens won 89% of first-serve points to Starodubtseva's 57%.
On-air one-liner
Mertens dominated the serve, breaking Starodubtseva three times while holding serve at 100 percent to advance 6-1, 6-4.
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Game flow

StarodubtsevaMertens▼ break of serve
Set 137 min▾
0-1▼0-20-31-31-4▼1-51-6
1-6
Starodubtseva115151515
Mertens60153040
Break
Starodubtseva100151530
Mertens51530304040
Starodubtseva1000
Mertens4153040
Starodubtseva100153030404040Ad404040Ad40Ad
Mertens3153030304040Ad404040Ad40404040
Starodubtseva01530303030
Mertens300153040
Break
Starodubtseva015151515
Mertens20153040
Starodubtseva0015303030
Mertens11515153040

Mertens broke for 2-0 and again for 5-1, clinical in sealing it 6-1, with Starodubtseva's only resistance an 11 minute hold for 1-3 saving all three break points.

Set 252 min▾
1-01-12-12-2▼2-32-43-43-54-54-6
4-6
Starodubtseva4015303030
Mertens61515153040
Starodubtseva4153040
Mertens5000
Starodubtseva300015
Mertens515304040
Starodubtseva315304040
Mertens400015
Starodubtseva2015303030
Mertens41515153040
Break
Starodubtseva200153030
Mertens31530303040
Starodubtseva2000
Mertens2153040
Starodubtseva2000153040Ad
Mertens115304040404040
Starodubtseva1000
Mertens1153040
Starodubtseva1015304040
Mertens01515151530

Mertens broke for 3-2 to take the set 6-4, though Starodubtseva saved all three break points in a 6 minute hold for 2-1 before succumbing.

Match Stats

StarodubtsevaMertens
0
Aces
6
1
Double faults
3
62%
1st serve in
65%
57%
1st serve pts won
86%
0/0
Break points won
3/10 (30%)
5/8 (62%)
Service games won
9/9 (100%)
0/9 (0%)
Return games won
3/8 (38%)
10/43 (23%)
Return points won
25/56 (45%)
41
Total points won
58
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.