World number 44 Elise Mertens has American opponent and 84th-ranked Claire Liu in the second round of the 2022 Tokyo Open on Wednesday, September 21. Get the live streaming options of this Elise Mertens v Claire Liu match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Elise Mertens v Claire Liu Head to Head
Mertens and Liu have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
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Mertens Dispels Wang Qiang
While Mertens has been struggling for form for a while now, she had no such difficulties in getting past China’s Wang Qiang in her first round match here.
The 44th-ranked player routed Qiang 6-0, 6-3 in a match lasting a mere hour and 21 minutes to seal her second round spot next to Liu.
With Mertens having gotten knocked off in the first round at the US Open after her third round exit in Cincinnati, she was on the lookout to avoid a third successive defeat. And she did it in style as she saved the only break-point she faced while breaking her opponent four times out of the five opportunities she got in the encounter.
Having come into the encounter with six defeats from her previous nine matches, a facile win like this would have given Mertens some respite. Now for her to make it two in two.
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Liu Shocks Riske
While Alison Riske was coming off an early exit in Chennai herself, she was still expected to be a heavy favourite coming into her opening round encounter Liu. Liu, however, did not waste too much time in getting past Riske to carve her own second round berth.
In fact, Liu was on court for the same time that Mertens was in her opener, winning 6-2, 6-3 to progress.
The 84th-ranked player was off to a flier with a break of serve in the very second game of the match and then again in the eighth to wrap up the opening set. The two then exchanged breaks in the first two games of the second set before Claire went on a rampage to win five games in a row.
And while Riske came back to break once more, it was Liu to completed the win by serving it out to 30.
Can she now overcome Mertens in this encounter?
Mertens v Liu Prediction and Tip
Mertens is a 2/5 favourite here but Liu can be expected to put up a stronger fight than what those odds suggest. Expect a three-setter that Mertens carves out a win in.
Tip: Mertens to win in three sets: 3/1 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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