Elise Mertens reached the third round of the Australian Open, defeating the Chinese Zhang Shuai, 74th player in the world, 6/2-6/2.
The Belgian, 26th in the WTA rankings, therefore joins the round of 16 of the first Grand Slam of the season, without having lost a single set.
It equals its result of the last two years. In 2018, she had reached the semi-finals of the event.
Her next opponent will be the American Danielle Collins, 30th player in the world.
