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The Star
30-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Keys keeps eye on the ball to reach Wimbledon second round
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 30, 2025 Madison Keys of the U.S. in action during her first round match against Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse REUTERS/Isabel Infantes LONDON (Reuters) -American Madison Keys did not let an ailing opponent or the furnace-like conditions on Wimbledon's Court 2 distract her from notching up a 6-7(4) 7-5 7-5 victory over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday. Keys' hopes of extending her perfect 10-0 first-round record at the All England Club appeared to be in jeopardy when her Romanian rival bagged the first set with some thundering shots from the baseline. However, the intense heat appeared to get to Ruse in the second set and she called on the trainer, who escorted the Romanian off court for treatment after checking her blood pressure. With the break lasting close to 10 minutes, Australian Open champion Keys opted to stay in the zone by hitting serves as she waited for her opponent to return to the court. Trailing 5-3, the scorching 32-degrees Celsius heat caused Ruse further problems as she collapsed to the ground in agony clutching her right thigh, stricken by a bout of cramp. Once she was free of pain, the world number 58 got back on her feet to level the set at 5-5 and stood two games away from toppling the sixth seed. Keys then produced the kind of form that carried her to a maiden Grand Slam title in Melbourne earlier this year as she won four games on the trot to take the second set and surge into a 2-0 lead in the third. The 30-year-old was broken when she served for the match at 5-4, doubling over the net after she raced forward to hit the ball on break point down. It proved to be Ruse's last hurrah though as Keys was screaming out a deafening 'Come on' just two games later after sealing victory. She will next face Serbia's Olga Danilovic. (Reporting by Pritha Sarkar, editing by Ken Ferris)


Observer
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Mertens beats Ruse to win Den Bosch title in Singapore Open
Netherlands: Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 7-6(4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year, adding to her victory in the Singapore Tennis Open in February. The win earned Mertens her tenth WTA singles title and first on grass, though she has won the Wimbledon women's doubles title in 2021, while also extending her winning head-to-head record against Ruse to 4-0. "It's been an incredible week," said Mertens, who had to dig deep to save 11 match points and overcome two-times winner Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semi-final. "I mean yesterday I had 11 match points against me. I managed to still win that match. It's tennis, anything can happen. So I'm very proud that I took that chance yesterday and today." Mertens trailed 3-1 in the first set after being put under early pressure by the Romanian qualifier. The Belgian recovered from her shaky start and saved two break points to secure a crucial hold in the fifth game, which turned the tide of the contest. The set was brought back on serve at 3-3 after Ruse double-faulted twice, and Mertens quickly reeled off three more games to clinch the opener, with Ruse taking a lengthy medical timeout between the sets and having her thigh strapped. The pair traded breaks halfway through the second set and Ruse was able to earn two set points at 5-4, but Mertens showed great resilience to hold serve and force a tiebreaker, which she powered through with little trouble. "First of all, I would like to congratulate Elise. You beat me every time, so what can I say," said Ruse, who committed seven double faults in the match. "I'm really sad and angry, but I will try next time... I'm very proud of myself. I didn't expect to be in the final here. It's such a nice tournament." In the men's final later on Sunday, Canadian Gabriel Diallo takes on Belgium's Zizou Bergs. — Reuters


The Hindu
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Libema Open: Elise Mertens beats Elena-Gabriela Ruse to secure title
Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year, adding to her victory in the Singapore Tennis Open in February. The win earned Mertens her tenth WTA singles title and first on grass, though she has won the Wimbledon women's doubles title in 2021, while also extending her winning head-to-head record against Ruse to 4-0. 'It's been an incredible week,' said Mertens, who had to dig deep to save 11 match points and overcome two-time winner Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semifinal. 'I mean, yesterday I had 11 match points against me. I managed to still win that match. It's tennis, anything can happen. So I'm very proud that I took that chance yesterday and today,' she added. Mertens trailed 3-1 in the first set after being put under early pressure by the Romanian qualifier. ALSO READ | Sinner seeks to put disappointment of French Open defeat behind him The Belgian recovered from her shaky start and saved two break points to secure a crucial hold in the fifth game, which turned the tide of the contest. The set was brought back on serve at 3-3 after Ruse double-faulted twice, and Mertens quickly reeled off three more games to clinch the opener, with Ruse taking a lengthy medical timeout between the sets and having her thigh strapped. The pair traded breaks halfway through the second set, and Ruse was able to earn two set points at 5-4, but Mertens showed great resilience to hold serve and force a tiebreaker, which she powered through with little trouble. 'First of all, I would like to congratulate Elise. You beat me every time, so what can I say,' said Ruse, who committed seven double faults in the match. 'I'm really sad and angry, but I will try next time... I'm very proud of myself. I didn't expect to be in the final here. It's such a nice tournament, she added, In the men's final later on Sunday, Canadian Gabriel Diallo takes on Belgium's Zizou Bergs.


New Straits Times
15-06-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Mertens beats Ruse to win Den Bosch title
DEN BOSCH: Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch today to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year, adding to her victory in the Singapore Tennis Open in February. The win earned Mertens her tenth WTA singles title and first on grass, though she has won the Wimbledon women's doubles title in 2021, while also extending her winning head-to-head record against Ruse to 4-0. "It's been an incredible week," said Mertens, who had to dig deep to save 11 match points and overcome two-times winner Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semi-final. "I mean yesterday I had 11 match points against me. I managed to still win that match. It's tennis, anything can happen. So I'm very proud that I took that chance yesterday and today." Mertens trailed 3-1 in the first set after being put under early pressure by the Romanian qualifier. The Belgian recovered from her shaky start and saved two break points to secure a crucial hold in the fifth game, which turned the tide of the contest. The set was brought back on serve at 3-3 after Ruse double-faulted twice, and Mertens quickly reeled off three more games to clinch the opener, with Ruse taking a lengthy medical timeout between the sets and having her thigh strapped. The pair traded breaks halfway through the second set and Ruse was able to earn two set points at 5-4, but Mertens showed great resilience to hold serve and force a tiebreaker, which she powered through with little trouble. "First of all, I would like to congratulate Elise. You beat me every time, so what can I say," said Ruse, who committed seven double faults in the match. "I'm really sad and angry, but I will try next time... I'm very proud of myself. I didn't expect to be in the final here. It's such a nice tournament." In the men's final later today, Canadian Gabriel Diallo takes on Belgium's Zizou Bergs. - REUTERS


The Star
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Mertens beats Ruse to win Den Bosch title
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 10, 2025 Belgium's Elise Mertens celebrates after winning her round of 32 match against Jessica Pegula of the U.S. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo (Reuters) -Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 7-6(4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year, adding to her victory in the Singapore Tennis Open in February. The win earned Mertens her tenth WTA singles title and first on grass, though she has won the Wimbledon women's doubles title in 2021, while also extending her winning head-to-head record against Ruse to 4-0. "It's been an incredible week," said Mertens, who had to dig deep to save 11 match points and overcome two-times winner Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semi-final. "I mean yesterday I had 11 match points against me. I managed to still win that match. It's tennis, anything can happen. So I'm very proud that I took that chance yesterday and today." Mertens trailed 3-1 in the first set after being put under early pressure by the Romanian qualifier. The Belgian recovered from her shaky start and saved two break points to secure a crucial hold in the fifth game, which turned the tide of the contest. The set was brought back on serve at 3-3 after Ruse double-faulted twice, and Mertens quickly reeled off three more games to clinch the opener, with Ruse taking a lengthy medical timeout between the sets and having her thigh strapped. The pair traded breaks halfway through the second set and Ruse was able to earn two set points at 5-4, but Mertens showed great resilience to hold serve and force a tiebreaker, which she powered through with little trouble. "First of all, I would like to congratulate Elise. You beat me every time, so what can I say," said Ruse, who committed seven double faults in the match. "I'm really sad and angry, but I will try next time... I'm very proud of myself. I didn't expect to be in the final here. It's such a nice tournament." In the men's final later on Sunday, Canadian Gabriel Diallo takes on Belgium's Zizou Bergs. (Reporting by Aadi Nair in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)