Even though, as a team, Mountain View has been on the losing side of four of its five duals so far, the freshman has settled right in, taking every opponent she has faced to their limit, including Eagles’ returning state qualifier Mertens.

Source: https://www.reporterherald.com/2023/03/30/berthoud-tops-mountain-view-in-girls-tennis-dual/

Fernandez will face 13th-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium on Monday.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-sports/bouchard-fernandez-net-singles-wins-in-mexico-7560226

Lica Maietta scored the game-winner in overtime and Ryder Mertens had two goals and an assist to lead Peters Township (10-3) to a Class 3A win.

Source: https://tribhssn.triblive.com/high-school-roundup-for-jan-9-2023-keystone-oaks-eriona-neal-scores-1000th-point-in-key-win/

Mertens said although he wasn’t aware of Windsor as much before the upcoming matchup, the team is going to look at game film and learn more about the Wizards.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/montrose-prepare-to-scratch-and-claw-to-victory-against-windsor/article_d66d3e8c-8404-11ee-b68f-534f913ffb98.html

Mertens spoke about current hostages in Gaza and experiencing antisemitism as a Jewish man.

Source: https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2023/11/17/burgess-owens-yaf-pro-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burgess-owens-yaf-pro-israel

The 29-year-old Pegula particularly struggled against the versatility of Mertens, who ran her ragged with some delightful sliced forehands, drops, lobs and deep shots to breeze through the match in 82 minutes.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20230603-djokovic-sabalenka-advance-to-french-open-fourth-round

This time, Mertens was successful at lofting the ball and landing it inbounds behind Gauff for several points.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/09/01/coco-gauff-guts-out-win-in-us-open-third-round-after-tough-start/