Tennis-Mertens, Yastremska move closer to WTA Elite Trophy semis

[ASFN Admin]

Belgian sixth seed Elise Mertens beat Maria Sakkari 6-2 3-6 6-1 in their round-robin match on Wednesday to end the Greek's hopes of making the WTA Elite Trophy semi-finals in Zhuhai, China. Although Mertens was let down by her serve on several occasions with eight double faults, she converted seven break points. "To win this match is actually a relief to play Aryna next, because you know if you lost the match in two sets or three sets it's another situation," Mertens told reporters, referring to the rules that decide who advances to the semis.

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