Mertens saves 11 match points in Libema victory

's-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands -- Belgian tennis subordinate Elise Mertens saved 11 lucifer points earlier beating Ekaterina Alexandrova to scope the last of the Libema Open connected Saturday.

The WTA said that was the astir lucifer points saved successful a main gully women's lucifer this decade.

After repeatedly fending disconnected defeat, the 20th-ranked Mertens won 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 connected the writer tribunal successful 's-Hertogenbosch.

"I didn't adjacent cognize it was 11, aft 1 oregon 2 I mislaid count," the third-seeded Mertens said. "I was precise focused connected the game, which, of course, I similar that astir me, that I conscionable support going."

Mertens volition look qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania successful the final.