Elise Mertens won her first WTA title in 17 months by defeating Ann Li in straight sets at the Singapore Tennis Open. Mertens dominated the match, bre

The final match at the WTA Singapore Tennis Open is set with the American Ann Li – who hasn’t dropped a set all week – set to take veteran Elise Mertens, who is aiming to win her ninth tour-level title.

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium brushed off a loss in a first-set tiebreaker and got past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open.

The Belgian Elise Mertens will be going all out to win her second WTA title in two years when she faces Ann Li of the USA at the Singapore Tennis Open final at the Kallang Tennis Hub.

After crushing Taylor Townsend in the opening round, No. 2 seed Elise Mertens is now coming up against Tatjana Maria at the WTA 250 in Singapore. How will the Belgian handle her opponent’s tricky slice-and-dice game?

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium needed just 55 minutes to beat Taylor Townsend 6-1, 6-0 in first-round action at the Singapore Tennis Open on Tuesday. Mertens faced six break points but saved them all,