Elise Mertens has switched to Babolat racquets. She will be using the Babolat Pure Aero racquets. She was previously using Head Speed racquets. Mertens had been testing the Pure Aero racquet for several months with a paint job that made it look like a Head racquet.

Players are reluctant to change racquets because racquet changes impact their game. Many players use their old racquets with paint jobs when they switch sponsors.  But Mertens appears the actual Babolat Pure Aero racquet.

Elise Mertens plays singles and doubles on the tour. She has lifted doubles trophies at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and at the US Open. Her best doubles result at the French Open was reaching the semifinals in 2019. In singles, her best result came at the 2018 Australian Open where she reached the semifinals.

Chinese tennis star Qinwen Zheng’s broke out on the big stage when she reached the semifinals at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 tournament where she beat Vera Zvonareva and Ana Konjuh along the way. A week later, she qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open. In 2022, she reached the fourth round at the French Open – her best grand slam result to date.

When she was young, her parents encouraged her to try many sports. She tried table tennis for a while before choosing tennis. She trains with former ATP pro Pere Riba Madrid in Barcelona.

She considers Roger Federer as her idol. In 2018, she lost the Orange Bowl 18s final to Coco Gauff. Her sponsors are Nike, Wilson, Alipay, and Audi.

Qinwen Zheng’s Sponsors

Nike

Qinwen Zheng has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Nike. 

Wilson

Zheng has a racquet sponsorship contract with Wilson. 

Ant Group (Alipay)

In 2022, Ant Group, which owns the popular digital payment platform Alipay, signed up Zheng to a sponsorship deal.

Audi

In late 2024, Zheng  became the ambassador of Audi, the luxury car brand