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McCartney Kessler def. Elise Mertens — Round of 64, China Open 2025

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China Open 2025

WTA 1000HardBeijing, China

Played26 Sep 2025

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 39 going into this drawWon

McCartney Kessler 6 6

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 20 2 4

Next · Round of 32vs 🇨🇿Barbora Krejcikova

What this match is worth

Points earned

Kessler +65Mertens +35

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Head to head

2-0Kessler

What decided it

  • Kessler broke 5 times from 8 chances, Mertens 2 from 2
  • Mertens won 44% behind her second serve, Kessler 60%
  • 4 aces and 6 double faults from Mertens