Kasatkina d. Mertens

Kasatkina beat Mertens 6-4, 6-0 in the second round at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha. Kasatkina won 72 of 126 points (57%). Kasatkina hit 0 aces to 2 and won 65% of points behind the first serve (28/43) against 47% for Mertens. Kasatkina converted 6 of 9 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Mertens converted 2 of 5. The match was played on hard in Qatar.