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Elise Mertens def. Cristina Bucsa — Round of 64, Indian Wells Open 2026

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Indian Wells Open 2026

WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played7 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 21 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens seeded 22 6 6

🇪🇸ranked WTA number 31 going into this draw

Cristina Bucsa 2 1

Next · Round of 32vs 🇨🇭Belinda Bencic

What this match is worth

Points earned

Mertens +65Bucsa +35

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Head to head

3-2Mertens

What decided it

  • Mertens broke 5 times from 6 chances, Bucsa 1 from 2
  • Mertens won 54 points to 29
  • Bucsa won 33% behind her second serve, Mertens 47%
  • 4 aces and 6 double faults from Mertens