Elise Mertens def. Nikola Bartunkova — Round of 32, Australian Open 2026
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia
Played24 Jan 2026
🇧🇪ranked WTA number 21 going into this drawWon
Elise Mertens seeded 21 6 6
🇧🇪Elise Mertens
🇨🇿Nikola Bartunkova
Match stats
Serve
8
Aces
1
2
Double faults
3
69%
1st serve in
66%
79%
1st serve points won
57%
40%
2nd serve points won
21%
67%
Service points won
45%
1/2
Break points saved
5/10
Serve speed (km/h)
185
Fastest serve
171
171
Average 1st serve
165
141
Average 2nd serve
136
Return
55%
Return points won
33%
5/10
Break points won
1/2
Points
26
Winners
7
11
Unforced errors
19
11/15
Net points won
13/22
64
Total points won
41
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
7–3
Last 10 matches
5–3
5–1
Last 30 days
2–0
By surface
12–9
Hard
5–3
By round
2–3
R32
1–2
1–2
R16
1–0
4–1
At Grand Slams
2–0
How their matches go
20
Completed matches
8
45%
Won in straight sets
38%
15%
Won after losing a set
25%
30%
Lost after winning a set
25%
10%
Lost in straight sets
13%
3–4
Tiebreaks
2–0
3–6
Deciding sets
2–2
10/15
Won after winning set 1
5/6
2/5
Won after losing set 1
0/2
Serve and return, last 5 matches
–
1st serve in
52%
–
1st serve points won
63%
–
2nd serve points won
39%
–
Break points saved
50%
–
Return points won
43%
–
Break points won
48%
–
Aces a match
3.8
–
Double faults a match
6.8
Last 14 days
3
Matches
2
7
Sets
6
2
Days since last match
2