ResultsNingboRound of 32

Ningbo: Fernandez beats Mertens 2-6 6-3 7-5

Five matches finished at Ningbo, four in straight sets and one that went to a deciding set.

All results

  • Round of 32Leylah Fernandez d. Elise Mertens2-6 6-3 7-5
  • Round of 32Alexandra Eala d. Diane Parry6-3 6-1
  • Round of 32Marie Bouzkova d. Kamilla Rakhimova6-4 6-4
  • Round of 32Aliaksandra Sasnovich d. Daria Kasatkina6-4 6-2
  • Round of 32Sorana Cirstea d. H. Shi6-3 6-2

Leylah Fernandez, ranked No. 30, beat the world No. 15 Elise Mertens 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Round of 32, the one match of the day to go the distance. Fernandez lost the first set 2-6, then won the next two. Both players broke serve often: Fernandez converted 7 of 12 break points and Mertens 7 of 14. Fernandez hit 28 winners to Mertens’s 20.

Round of 32 results, Ningbo
Round of 32 results, Ningbo

Alexandra Eala, ranked No. 20, beat Diane Parry 6-3 6-1. Eala made 9 unforced errors and converted 6 of 9 break points. Parry, ranked No. 34, was 2 of 2 on break points. Sometimes the smaller number is the one that tells you how tidy the other side was.

Sorana Cirstea, the world No. 17, beat H. Shi 6-3 6-2. Cirstea won 84 % of her first-serve points and hit 16 winners to Shi’s 10.

Marie Bouzkova, ranked No. 26, beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4 6-4. Bouzkova hit 5 aces to Rakhimova’s 0 and converted 6 of 8 break points. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, ranked No. 122, beat Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-2. Sasnovich hit 3 aces and converted 5 of 7 break points. Kasatkina is ranked No. 74.

Next in the draw, Yulia Putintseva plays Diana Shnaider and Sara Bejlek plays Alycia Parks, both at 07:00 CEST. Jelena Ostapenko plays Belinda Bencic at 10:00 CEST.

Data as of 06:30 CEST · API-Tennis

Key numbers

1AcesFernandez 1 · Mertens 0
7/12Break points wonFernandez 7/12 · Mertens 7/14
66%First-serve percentageFernandez 66% · Mertens 64%

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