{"id":64062,"date":"2025-06-14T09:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T08:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=64062"},"modified":"2025-06-14T09:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T08:04:20","slug":"elise-mertens-vs-ekaterina-alexandrova-head-to-head-prediction-and-betting-odds-for-wta-libema-open-2025-semifinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/elise-mertens-vs-ekaterina-alexandrova-head-to-head-prediction-and-betting-odds-for-wta-libema-open-2025-semifinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Elise Mertens vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Libema Open 2025 Semifinal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second and third seeds will lock horns in the top half of the 2025 Libema Open, as Elise Mertens and Ekaterina Alexandrova clash for a spot in the coveted final. It will all depend on the execution of groundstrokes in this hard-hitting semifinal encounter at &lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch on Saturday. The winner of this <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>match-up<\/a> will face an unseeded star &ndash; Elena Ruse or Elisabetta Cocciaretto &ndash; in the final.<\/p><p>World No. 25 Elise Mertens has entered her ruthless aggression era in Dutch territory this week. The 29-year-old has reduced every single opponent of hers to a bagel, dismissing them to reach the final four without dropping a set. With comfortably over 70% first serve win rate and impeccable break point conversion, it is going to be hard to stop Mertens on this surface.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yuan Yue  vs. Elise Mertens | 2025 's-Hertogenbosch Quarterfinal | WTA Match Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZvnYTDkOrj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>On the other hand, Ekaterina Alexandrova had to come through a nail-biting quarterfinal against No. 8 seed Veronika Kudermetova. A two-time champion at this event, Alexandrova pulled back from a set down to reach her fourth consecutive Libema Open semifinals. At the recently concluded Roland Garros Championships, the Russian powerhouse reached the Round of 16 &ndash; losing to eventual champion Coco Gauff.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elise Mertens vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head Record<\/h2><p>Ekaterina Alexandrova leads the head to head against Elise Mertens by 3-1. Their last meeting was at Doha in 2025.<\/p><p><strong>READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/alexander-zverev-vs-ben-shelton-head-to-head-record-preview-prediction-and-betting-odds-for-2025-atp-stuttgart-open-semifinal\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Alexander Zverev vs Ben Shelton Head to Head Record, Preview, Prediction and Betting Odds for 2025 ATP Stuttgart Open&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Considering Mertens and Alexandrova are both attacking baseliners, this rivalry was always going to be an intense one. The duo split their opening two encounters. In fact, the first ever Elise-Ekaterina tussle took place at this very event &ndash; six years ago. While two matches have been decided in straight sets, the other two have been three set thrillers thus far.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Round<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025 Doha<\/td><td>Round of 16<\/td><td>Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/td><td>6-4 6-2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021 Tokyo Olympics<\/td><td>Round of 64<\/td><td>Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/td><td>4-6 6-4 6-4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020 Linz<\/td><td>Semifinal<\/td><td>Elise Mertens<\/td><td>2-6 6-1 7-5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019 &lsquo;s-Hertogenbosch<\/td><td>Round of 32<\/td><td>Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/td><td>6-4 6-2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elise Mertens vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Career Comparison<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Elise Mertens<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0<\/td><td>Grand Slams<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>WTA Singles Titles<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>WTA Doubles Titles<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>0<\/td><td>WTA-1000 Titles<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R1 (Tokyo 2020)<\/td><td>Olympics Best Performance<\/td><td>R2 (Tokyo 2020)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No. 25<\/td><td>Current World Ranking<\/td><td>No. 19<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elise Mertens vs Ekaterina Alexandrova WTA Libema Open 2025 Prediction<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This girl is on FIRE &#128293;<br><br>Alexandrova continues to shine in Doha after defeating Mertens 6-4, 6-2. She will face Jessica Pegula next in the quarterfinals!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QatarTotalEnergiesOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#QatarTotalEnergiesOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hH936kyOKy\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/hH936kyOKy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1889708196681421188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Alexandrova emerged triumphant in the only other grass court battle against her former Top-15 opponent. However, Saturday will be very different. Mertens is looking in ominous form, and has the momentum in her favour. Moreover, fatigue could play a part in Alexandrova&rsquo;s outing &ndash; she had to endure a tough three set match on Friday. Regardless of the outcome, it is going to be an encounter with terrific stroke-making.<\/p><p><strong>Prediction: <\/strong>Elise Mertens in three sets.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/coco-gauff-wants-to-be-remembered-declares-intentions-for-future-greatness\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;I Want To Be Remembered&rsquo; &ndash; Coco Gauff Declares Intentions for Future Greatness<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elise Mertens vs Ekaterina Alexandrova WTA Libema Open 2025 Betting Odds<\/h2><p>According to the pre-match analysis on the money line, Mertens has a 60% chance of winning. However, the odds are fluctuating and currently in favour of the Russian. Here are the betting odds:<\/p><p><strong>Elise Mertens Win: <\/strong>+120<\/p><p><strong>Ekaterina Alexandrova Win: <\/strong>-160<\/p><p>(According to BetMGM)<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifth meeting between the Belgian and Russian stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":64065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770,6290],"tags":[128,5457,5417,7748,4936,4950],"class_list":["post-64062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","category-tennis-predictions","tag-betting","tag-ekaterina-alexandrova","tag-elise-mertens","tag-libema-open","tag-tennis","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elise Mertens vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Libema Open 2025 Semifinal - 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