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Karolina Pliskova def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Mutua Madrid Open 2026

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Mutua Madrid Open 2026

WTA 1000ClayMadrid, Spain

Played26 Apr 2026

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

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 197 going into this drawWon

Karolina Pliskova 7 2 7

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 21 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 19 5 6 63

Next · Round of 16vs 🇦🇷Solana Sierra

What this match is worth

Points earned

Pliskova +120Mertens +65

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What decided it

  • Mertens won more points, 97 to 91
  • Pliskova broke twice from 3 chances, Mertens 3 from 8
  • The third set went to a tiebreak, Pliskova took it 7–3
  • 9 aces and 2 double faults from Mertens