Elise Mertens won the “WTA 250” tournament in Monastir, defeating France’s Alize Cornet, who is ranked 37th in the world, in the final.
Elise Mertens, WTA champion in Monastir
Mertens, the fifth seed in Tunisia, won the match 6-2, 6-0 after an hour and 20 minutes of play.
Elise also beat Jacqueline Christian (82 WTA), Despina Papamichael (175 WTA), Moyuka Uchijima (124 WTA) and Claire Liu (73 WTA) in Monastir.
This is the seventh title in the Belgian’s career. Mertens also won in Hobart (2017, 2018), Rabat, Lugano (2018), Doha (2019) and the Gippsland Trophy (2021).
The tournament in Monastir with a total prize money of $251,750 marked the debut of the WTA series, becoming the second WTA tournament in Africa after the tournament in Rabat (Morocco).
Summary of the final between Elise Mertens and Alise Cornet
Source: Hot News RO
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