Jessica Pegula (3And 3)Elise Mertens is back on the gravel at Roland Garros today. In the third round, the Belgian, the world number 1, will compete against the American Jessica Pegula, the world number 3.
- 12:34. Mertens Goes! It looks as though we’re getting a repeat of Game 1 in Set 1. Mertens is trailing 0-30, but still completely turns it around with some devastating shots. Immediately break. 1-0 Mertens in Group 2.
Mertens is steaming!
It looks as though we’re getting a repeat of Game 1 in Set 1. Mertens is trailing 0-30, but still completely turns it around with some devastating shots.
Immediately break. 1-0 Mertens in Group 2.
- 12h 29. Will the world number 3 American find a solution to Mertens’ aggressive play in the second set? .
Will the world number 3 American find a solution to Mertens’ aggressive play in the second set?
- 12 hours 26. Mertens’ first set! Pegula gets excited that things are not going as expected and Mertens takes advantage and takes the first set 6-1. Hard work from Belgium. .
Mertens’ first set!
Pegula gets excited that things are not going as expected and Mertens takes advantage and takes the first set 6-1. Hard work from Belgium.
- It is 12 o’clock 21 o’clock. Then Pegula. Some inadvertent errors from Mertens. Pegula keeps its game with an ace. 5-1. .
Then Pegola
Some inadvertent errors from Mertens. Pegula keeps its game with an ace. 5-1.
- 12 hours 19.5-0 after 19 minutes. Mertens also won her third service game. She appears again and again at the net and puts a lot of pressure on the Pegula. Our compatriot’s risky game is paying off. .
5-0 after 19 minutes
Mertens also won her third service game. She appears again and again at the net and puts a lot of pressure on the Pegula. Our compatriot’s risky game is paying off.
- 12:15 PM Mertens Burn: 4-0! Mertens Pegula appears all over the terrain. The Belgian well anticipates a shot from Pegula and puts 40-40 on the board. Then you terminate it again from the network. .
Mertens burns: 4-0!
Mertens Pegula appears all over the terrain. The Belgian well anticipates a shot from Pegula and puts 40-40 on the board. Then you terminate it again from the network.
- 12:00 07. 3-0! Mertens delivers her best game and finishes third off the net. .
3-0!
Mertens delivers her best game and finishes third off the net.
- 12 noon 04. Intermission: 2-0 Mertens. Mertens offensive game! Pegula is being pressed in defense at the baseline and currently has no response to the Belgian’s powerful blows. .
Intermission: 2-0 Mertens
A powerful offensive game from Mertens! Pegula is being pressed in defense at the baseline and currently has no response to the Belgian’s powerful blows.
- 12:00 03. 1-0 Mertens. After a 0-30 deficit, Mertens fights back. She maintains her game with a solid serve for the second. .
1-0 Mertens
After a 0-30 deficit, Mertens fights back. She maintains her game with a solid serve for the second.
- 12 o’clock . on y va! Both players are ready to start. Elise Mertens is the one who can serve first. Will she perform better today than in the previous round against Osorio? .
on y va!
Both players are ready to start. Elise Mertens is the one who can serve first. Will she perform better today than in the previous round against Osorio?
- 11:58 a.m. Kim Clijsters came in to provide support. Standing celebrities. Kim Clijsters comes to cheer for her compatriot. .
Kim Clijsters comes to support
Standing celebrities. Kim Clijsters comes to cheer for her compatriot.
- 11:57 a.m. The players are getting ready. .
The players are heating up.
- Kim Clijsters in the stands. 11 p. 57.
Kim Clijsters in the stands
Kim Clijsters is a bystander in Paris. 20 years ago I played the final against Justine Henin. - 11:40 a.m. This is one of the most beautiful places in the world. And it is close to home. We hope that many spectators will show up. Elise Mertens.
This is one of the most beautiful terrains in the world. And it is close to home. We hope that many spectators will show up.
Elise Mertens
- 09 am 05.
Jessica Pegula reached the quarter-finals in Paris last year. - The time is 08h59. Perfect report by Mertens. Elise Mertens has already encountered & nbsp; Jessica Pegula three times before, she’s actually won three times. Their last meeting dates back to February 2021 in Dubai. Since then, the New York native has become a constant value at the top of the world. .
Perfect report by Mertens
Elise Mertens has faced Jessica Pegula three times before, and has already won three times.
Their last meeting dates back to February 2021 in Dubai. Since then, the New York native has become a constant value at the top of the world.
- 08h59. Last year I reached the round of 16, so I want to do that too. or even better. Elise Mertens.
Last year I reached the last 16, so I want to do that too. or even better.
Elise Mertens
- 08:58 a.m. Mertens expects ‘tough game’. Elise Mertens, who wants to join the last 16 at Roland Garros for the second year in a row and for the third time in seven appearances, does not underestimate Jessica Pegula. “It will be a difficult match because she is a very strong player,” she said. “There might be a little less pressure to get to the third round against a top player like Jessica, but I still want to win. Last year, I made the last 16, so I want to do that as well. Or even better.” .
Mertens expects a “tough game”
Elise Mertens, who wants to join the last 16 at Roland Garros for the second year in a row and for the third time in seven appearances, does not underestimate Jessica Pegula.
“It will be a difficult match because she is a very strong player,” she said.
“There might be a little less pressure to get to the third round against a top player like Jessica, but I still want to win. Last year, I made the last 16, so I want to do that as well. Or even better.”
- 08:55 Mertens – Pegula at 11h45. Elise Mertens can open today at the Center Court at Roland Garros. In the third round of singles she will meet world No. 3 American Jessica Pegula. Mertens starts at 11.45am. .
Mertens – Pegula at 11:45 a.m
Elise Mertens can open today at the Center Court at Roland Garros. In the third round of singles she will meet world No. 3 American Jessica Pegula.
Mertens starts at 11.45am.
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