No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium brushed off a loss in a first-set tiebreaker and got past Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open.

After crushing Taylor Townsend in the opening round, No. 2 seed Elise Mertens is now coming up against Tatjana Maria at the WTA 250 in Singapore. How will the Belgian handle her opponent’s tricky slice-and-dice game?

Following the conclusion of the Australian Open, the stars of the WTA will travel to Asia for the Singapore Tennis Open, which is scheduled to run from January 27-February 2, 2025 in Singapore, Singapore.

No. 2 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium needed just 55 minutes to beat Taylor Townsend 6-1, 6-0 in first-round action at the Singapore Tennis Open on Tuesday.