Belgian tennis professional Elise Mertens was born on November 17, 1995. Playing right-handed, she has remained among the top 15 ranks in both singles, and doubles matches in her career. She achieved the world no. 1 rank in women’s doubles in May 2021, a feat that has left many impressed. 
Mertens has made six singles and thirteen doubles WTA titles to her name till now. Additionally, she has even scored eleven singles and thirteen doubles ITF titles.  
<h2>Tennis Influences</h2>
Elise was introduced to tennis by her sister Lauren at the age of four. While growing up, she admired Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, two of the excellent Belgian professional tennis players. So, we can say they kind of influenced her during her tennis practice days. 
Since 2015, Mertens has been training at Kim Clijsters Academy and remains a member here.
<h2>Hobbies and Interests of Mertens</h2>
Mertens’ father is a furniture maker, while her mother is a teacher. She was home-schooled during her childhood days. Growing up, she enjoyed studying languages and is known to have learnt English, French and Dutch. 
Elise, in an interview, described herself as a quiet person who loved to lead a normal life away from the spotlight. She enjoys her time with her dogs at home which relaxes her immensely. 
Currently, Elise is in an intimate relationship with Robbe Ceyssens. Robbe, who himself was a tennis pro, is now her coach too. She met him in 2015 at the Kim Clijsters Academy, where he coaches. 
She is active on Instagram and is often seen sharing pictures of her tennis routine, puppies, time off with her boyfriend, and many such interesting posts.

Gael Monfils is a French professional tennis player, born on September 1st, 1986, in Paris. As a junior tennis player, he reached the number 1 spot in the world rankings in 2004. The same year, he won the boys&#39; singles titles at the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. This brought him the crown of the International Tennis Federation youth world championship.
<ul><li>As a professional player, Monfils has a good record of 496–287 in ATP matches.</li><li>His current ranking on the ATP list is 17, though his most successful year was 2016, where he ranked 6th and won 44 matches in one year.</li><li>He also won the Citi Open in Washington the same year, after reaching at least one final every year since 2005.</li><li>The playstyle of Gael Monfils can be described as a baseliner who largely relies on placement and consistency to beat his opponents.</li><li>One of his greatest assets is his athleticism and his unusual sliding technique, even on hard courts, to retrieve the balls.</li><li>He uses a semi-western grip forehand and a combination of continental/semi-western on his backhand.</li><li>Even though he can serve shots that reach 230 km/h, he often relies on his consistency and placement, sometimes at the expense of power.</li></ul>
Regarding his personal life, Gael loves to fool around in public and is commonly described as a fun person. In 2010 he appeared in Martin Solveig&#39;s most successful music video to date, &#34;Hello&#34;, which peaked at multiple top 10s across Europe.

Ivan Dodig	vs	Gael Monfils
N/A	Ranking	70
39 yr	Age	37 yr
183 cm	Height	193 cm
83 kg	Weight	80 kg
Right	Hand	Right
N/A	Points	787

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