There are seasons where a player reinvents herself. Elise Mertens’ 2025 wasn’t that. It was something subtler: a 29-year-old tour ever-present proving she can still win singles titles, still bloody the big names, still collect the sport’s heaviest trophies in doubles — and still make seeds nervous every time her name appears in their section. … Continue reading Elise Mertens’ 2025: Two Singles Titles, a Wimbledon Crown, and the Life of a Benchmark