{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_2xulxxeifjxu4ds3qpoa","title":"Na knalstart wordt het toch nog spannend: Elise Mertens gaat pas in drie sets voorbij Amerikaanse in Peking","title_en":"After a strong start, it still gets exciting: Elise Mertens only wins in three sets against the American in Beijing","outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/after-a-strong-start-it-still-gets-exciting-elise-mertens-only-wins-in-2xulxxeifj","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_2xulxxeifjxu4ds3qpoa","seq":1504453,"kind":"article","title":"Na knalstart wordt het toch nog spannend: Elise Mertens gaat pas in drie sets voorbij Amerikaanse in Peking","title_en":"After a strong start, it still gets exciting: Elise Mertens only wins in three sets against the American in Beijing","url":"https://sporza.be/nl/matches/tennis/2026-10/katie-volynets-elise-mertens-na-knalstart-wordt-het-toch-nog-spannend-elise-mertens-gaat-pas-in-drie-sets-voorbij-amerikaanse-in-peking~1791012901203","summary":"Elise Mertens heeft zich in Peking geplaatst voor de derde ronde van de China Open. Onze landgenote nam een vliegende start, maar kreeg het daarna toch nog lastig tegen de Amerikaanse Katie Volynets. Uiteindelijk haalde Mertens het in een spannende driesetter.","published":"2026-10-03T07:52:36Z","seen":"2026-10-03T08:51:18Z","lang":"nl","country":"BE","source":{"id":"kite-sporza-be-bf907e","name":"sporza.be","domain":"sporza.be"},"via":"kite-sporza-be-bf907e","entities":[{"id":"Q17381675","name":"Elise Mertens","type":"person"}],"image":"https://images.vrt.be/width1280/2026/08/16/a0c9b6ac-8736-41bb-9f2a-26b5ea98aec6.jpg","story":"st_2xulxxeifjxu4ds3qpoa","category":"sport","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.03999999910593033,"political":0.05000000074505806}]}