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Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after defeating Elise Mertens, expressing respect for her opponent and optimism about her chances to win the tournament, highlighting her strong performance and recent success in Grand Slam events.
Coco Gauff came from a set down to defeat Elise Mertens and advance to the Round of 16 at the US Open. Gauff will now face Caroline Wozniacki for a spot in the quarterfinals. This win extends Gauff's active win streak to eight matches, and she has been in excellent form throughout the hard-court summer.
The WTA event in Eastbourne this week features a strong field, including the two finalists of last year's Wimbledon. On Day 1, Shelby Rogers faces Camila Osorio, Jodie Burrage takes on Lauren Davis, Shuai Zhang plays Harriet Dart, and Karolina Pliskova meets Elise Mertens. Pliskova, despite a 4-match losing streak, is expected to win in three sets.
World No. 3 Jessica Pegula suffered a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Belgian Elise Mertens in the third round of the French Open, becoming the highest-ranked woman to fall. Mertens used her complete arsenal of shots to move her opponent around and pin her back. Pegula had no answer to Mertens' versatile game. With Pegula joining No. 5 Caroline Garcia, No. 8 Maria Sakkari and No. 10 Petra Kvitova on the sideline, four of the top 10 women's seeds already are gone.