By Tennis Now | @TennisNow  | Thursday, January 30, 2025

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Elise Mertens made a dedicated comeback to proceed a seed surge in Singapore.

The second-seeded Mertens rallied previous Germany’s Tatjana Maria 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-1 into the Singapore Open quarterfinals.

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“It was a troublesome match at the moment,” Mertens stated. “Within the first set, I had a little bit of a gradual begin.

“However, general, I turned the match round properly, coming in a bit extra aggressive and coming in the direction of the online slightly bit to shorten the factors and it will definitely went my means.”

Mertens will meet Colombia’s Camila Osorio for a semifinal spot. World No. 32 Mertens is 2-0 lifetime vs. the sixth-seeded Osorio; this might be their first assembly on laborious courts.

4 of the highest six seeds reached the quarterfinals.

Prime-seeded Anna Kalinskaya takes on Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew for a spot within the Singapore semifinals.

Australian Kimberly Birrell pulled off an impressed comeback.

Birrell trailed American Hailey Baptiste 2-5 within the ultimate set earlier than rousing herself by a five-game run to finish a 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5 comeback victory.

A decided Birrell broke serve 4 instances in a punishing two hour, 50-minute victory.

Subsequent up for Birrell is a showdown with American Anne Li for a spot within the semifinals.