Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the final of the Libema Open to claim her second WTA Tour title of the year.

Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3 7-6(4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday ...

Elise Mertens played grass-court savior to rise up to her first lawn title. Mertens saved two set points stopping qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6(4) to capture her 10th car ...

Standing in Mertens’ way will be Romanian qualifier Ruse who recovered from losing the first set to defeat Italian Elisabetta ...

Wins on the WTA tennis tour don't get more gutsy than a semi-final victory for Belgian third seed Elise Mertens at Den Bosch ...

Elise Mertens has saved 11 match points and beaten Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the final of the Libema Open in the Netherlands.

DEN BOSCH, NETHERLANDS (AP) _ Results Sunday from Libema Open at Autotron Rosmalen (seedings in parentheses): Elise Mertens (3), Belgium, def. Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romania, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Elise Mertens of Belgium saved 11 match points in a victory over top-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova in Saturday's semifinals of the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Hertogenbosch tournament featured qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse against third-seeded Elise Mertens. The Belgian player ...

Belgian third seed Elise Mertens beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final of the Libema Open in Den Bosch on Sunday ...

Belgian third seed Elise Mertens dug deep to save 11 match points and overcame two-time winner Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6 ...