Den Bosch: Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year, adding to her victory in the Singapore Tennis Open in February. The win earned Mertens her tenth WTA singles title and first on grass, though she has won the Wimbledon women’s doubles title in 2021, while also extending her winning head-to-head record against Ruse to 4-0.
“It’s been an incredible week,” said Mertens, who had to dig deep to save 11 match points and overcome two-time winner Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday’s semifinal.
“I mean, yesterday I had 11 match points against me. I managed to still win that match. It’s tennis, anything can happen. So I’m very proud that I took that chance yesterday and today,” she added. Agencies
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