Danielle Collins, American, number 30 in the WTA and seeded number 27, won by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in two hours and fifty-two minutes Belgian style elise mertens, number 26 in the WTA and seeded number 19, in the round of 16 of the Australian Open. After this result, we will be able to continue seeing the winner of the match in the next phase of the Australian Open, the quarterfinals.
The Belgian tennis player managed to break her rival’s serve 4 times, while the American player, for her part, did it 5 times. In addition, Collins had a 53% effectiveness in the first serve, committed 7 double faults and got 59% of the points on serve, while his opponent had a 58% first serve and 9 double faults, managing to win 55%. of points to serve.
The American player will face off in the quarterfinals of the competition with the winner of the match in which they will face the Romanian Simona Halep and the French player Alize Cornet.
The celebration of the tournament melbourne (Australian Open Individual Fem.) takes place between January 9 and 30 on an outdoor hard court. A total of 238 tennis players participate in this competition, of which 128 reach the final phase between those classified directly, those who have managed to win in the previous phase and those who are invited.