US Open 2020 - Elise Mertens breezes past second seed Sofia Kenin to reach last eight

Elise Mertens ousted Sofia Kenin after an error-prone display from the second seed

Elise Mertens of Belgium celebrates match point during her Women’s Singles fourth round match against Sofia Kenin of the United States on Day Eight of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2020 in the Queens

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Belgian Elise Mertens sent American second seed Sofia Kenin out of the US Open on Monday with a convincing 6-3 6-3 win to advance to the quarter-finals.

Mertens, seeded 16th at Flushing Meadows, played solid from the baseline, kept her errors to a minimum and broke Kenin's serve three times to take out the opening set comfortably.

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The frustrations grew for the error-prone Kenin, who committed three unforced errors to be broken at love in the sixth game of the second set and Mertens closed out the match with an ace.

Mertens will meet the winner of the fourth round match between Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals.

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