Indian Wells 2025: Madison Keys against Elise Mertens Preview, head-to-head, prediction, opportunities and selection

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device: (5) Madison Keys against (28) Elise Mertens

Date: March 10, 2025

tournament: BNP Paribas Open 2025

Round: Third round (round of 32)

Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California, USA

category: WTA 1000

surface: Hardcourt outdoors

Prize money: $ 9,693,540

Live broadcast: USA – Tennis Canal | UK – Sky Sports | Canada – TSN | India – tennis channel+

Madison Keys against Elise Mertens preview

The reigning Australian Open Champion and Fifth Seed Madison Keys will compete against Elise Mertens on Monday (March 10) in the third round of the BNP Paribas BNP Paribas.

Keys was by far the best-shaped player in the WTA tour on the WTA tour if her previous 15: 1 victory/loss record is something. The American dominated the first month of the calendar in 2025 by recording titles in Adelaide and Melbourne, taking a well -deserved break in February.

After the 30-year-old had received a goodbye in the first round at this year’s BNP Paribas Open, the 30-year-old Russia Anastasia Potapova defeated command of 6: 3, 6: 0. The world No. 5 will strive to improve its career best result next week, which has reached the quarter-finals in Indian wells (2022) next week.

Meanwhile, Mertens also enjoyed a good start to their 2025 season. The World No. 28 became second-placed in January at the Hofbart, before securing their ninth career singles title at the Singapore Open a month later.

The 29-year-old also received an bye in the first round in Indian fountains. She took into account at her tournament against Australia’s Kimberly Birrell and beat her 6: 4, 7: 5 in an hour and 40 minutes to book her berth in the third round.

Madison Keys against Elise Mertens head to head

Keys leads Mertens 3-2 in their head-to-head meetings on the WTA tour with 3: 2. While the Americans won their first three matches at the US Open 2017, the Australian Open 2019 and 2021 Wimbledon, the Belgian revenues at the Cincinnati Open 2023 and the 2024 US Open.

Madison Keys against Elise Mertens opportunities

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Madison Keys against Elise Mertens Prediction

Keys showed her top priority during her triumph in Melbourne, where her forehand and backhand shot at all cylinders. World No. 5 has also dominated the art of clutch singing and used its big flat forehand in her “Serve + 1” tactics to hit her helpless opponents.

Mertens does not have as much power on their floor strokes as her American opponent. However, the Belgian has an impressive variety. It can meet both slice and top spin with the same characteristics, which is only supplemented by its ability to approach the network and end rallies at an early stage.

Nevertheless, the shots of the 28th Samen will have problems to penetrate the relatively slow dishes in Indian fountains. Keys, on the other hand, is also a fast-court player, but your game is beneficial for such conditions. In this context, the 2025 Australian Open Champion is the favorite that takes up this game.

Choose: Key to win in straight sentences.