Number 2 seeds Elise Mertens came back from a set and a break down to beat Tatiana Maria 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-1 reaching the quarter finals at the Singapore Open.
Maria broke serve in the second game of the second set to take a 2-0 lead. Mertens broke back in the fifth game and held serve at 15 to draw level to 3-3. Mertens earned an early mini-break to take a 3-0 lead in the tie-break, but Maria reeled off seven consecutive points to win the tie-break 7-3. Maria went up a set and a break at love In the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Mertens broke straight back in the fourth game to draw level to 2-2. The Belgian player earned a second break in the sixth game to win the second set 6-3. Mertens broke three time times to win the third set 6-1 setting up a quarter final match against Colombia’s Camila Osorio.
Mertens beat Taylor Townsend 6-0 6-1 in the previous round.