Mertens d. Cornet

Mertens beat Cornet 7-5, 6-4 in the third round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Mertens won 86 of 158 points (54%). Mertens hit 2 aces to 1 and won 60% of points behind the first serve (37/62) against 51% for Cornet. Mertens converted 7 of 16 break points and saved 4 of 9 faced; Cornet converted 5 of 9. Cornet double-faulted 11 times. The match was played on hard in Australia.