Elise Mertens and Claire Liu are scheduled to face each other in the semi finals of the WTA Jasmin Open 2022 on Saturday, October 8.
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The Belgian, ranked 42, advanced to the semifinals by defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6-1 6-1, Despina Papamichail 5-7 6-1 6-2, and Moyuka Uchijima 6-0 3-6 6-4. Mertens defeated Uchijima in the quarterfinals (6-0 3-6 6-4). Mertens scored 81 points to Uchijima’s 63 during the match. Elise was quite aggressive in her pursuit of 20 winners. In this tournament, the Belgian has won 58% of the points she has played, despite losing two sets. Elise Mertens has a strong track record in the last decade, having won 65% of her matches (381-209). In 2022, 14-12 on hard. In terms of her performance on the same surface as this event, Mertens has a 213-102 match record in the last two years on hard.
The American, who is ranked 73rd (a career high), advanced to the semifinals by defeating Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2, Katerina Siniakova 7-5, 6-2, and Ons Jabeur 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Claire Liu defeated Jabeur during the quarter (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the game, Liu outscored Jabeur 91 to 106. Claire attacked 39 winners with a lot of vigour. The American has won 56% of the points she has played in the competition while giving up just 1 set. Her best performance this year was winning the title in Paris, where she defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia in the championship match 6-3, 6-4. The American is 15-13 on hard surfaces and has a 29-21 overall win-loss record in 2022.
Elise Mertens and Claire Liu are scheduled to face each other in the semi finals of the WTA Jasmin Open 2022 on Saturday, October 8. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 3 and end on October 9.
The WTA Jasmin Open 2022 will feature five rounds of competition apart from the qualifying matches. These are the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final. The tournament is scheduled to start on Monday, October 3 and conclude on Sunday, October 9.
| Date | Competition Stage |
|---|---|
| October 3 | Round of 32 |
| October 5 | Round of 16 |
| October 6 | Quarter-final |
| October 8 | Semi-final |
| October 9 | Final |
| Player | Seed |
|---|---|
| Ons Jabeur | 1 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 2 |
| Alizé Cornet | 3 |
| Petra Martić | 4 |
| Elise Mertens | 5 |
| Anastasia Potapova | 6 |
| Kateřina Siniaková | 7 |
| Magda Linette | 8 |
The total prize money for the Jasmin Open is $251,750. The champion in Monastir will take home $33,200 in prize money, with the runner up receiving just over half that amount with $19,750.
| Round | Prize Money (USD) |
|---|---|
| Winner | $33,200 |
| Runner Up | $19,750 |
| Semifinal | $11,000 |
| Quarterfinal | $6,200 |
| Round 2 | $3,800 |
| Round 1 | $2,725 |
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