The game account is 1: 6, 6: 7 (4).
Svitolina gave up the advantage on the tie-break, leading with a score of 4-2, writes Ukraine Tennis.
It was echoing her meeting with Mertens in three weeks, before this tournament they met on June 22 at the WTA-500 in Bad Hamourg (Germany), then the Ukrainian won (7: 5 6: 4).
Journalists note that Svitolin for the first time this year did not go to the 1/8 finals in Grand Slam tournaments. On Australian Open and Roland Garros, she played at the stage of the quarterfinals. In 2024, last season, the Ukrainian reached Wimbledon to the quarterfinals.
