Collins beat Mertens to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open

MOSCOW, Jan 24 American Danielle Collins beat Belgian Elise Mertens in the fourth round of the season's first Grand Slam tournament — the Australian Open Tennis Championship (Australian Open). The meeting ended with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:4 in favor of the 27th seed. Mertens had the 19th seed. In the 1/4 finals, the 28-year-old American will play with the winner of the match, Simona Halep (Romania, 14) — Alize Cornet (France). The Australian Open with a prize fund of $ 54 million takes place on a hard surface and will end on January 30th.