WTA Hertogenbosch: Viktoriya Tomova vs Elise Mertens
🧠 Form & Context
🇧🇬 Viktoriya Tomova
- 📉 Form slump: Just 7 wins in 21 matches this season; still searching for confidence.
- 🌱 Grass experience: No grass matches in 2025; holds an even 20–20 career record on the surface.
- ⚠️ Lacking firepower: Struggles against top-50 players and underperforms on faster courts.
- 🔎 Lower-level progress: Recent QF in Bari offers a small silver lining.
🇧🇪 Elise Mertens
- ✅ Steady 2025: 21–11 record with big wins over Pegula, Zheng, and Sasnovich.
- 🌿 Grass pedigree: Grass is her strongest surface, with 9 career QF-or-better results.
- 🎾 Tournament fit: Experienced Hertogenbosch campaigner—knows how to navigate slick conditions.
- 📌 Bounce-back spot: Early RG loss sets her up for a motivated grass campaign start.
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