Belinda Bencic def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Indian Wells Open 2026
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Indian Wells Open 2026
WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA2 – 15 Mar
Rounds
Points earned
+120
Bencic · Mertens banks 65
Around this match
Seeds left
19 of 22 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
Bencic
Round
Mertens
🇦🇺Storm Hunter
6-3 6-2
R64
Cristina Bucsa🇪🇸
6-2 6-1
Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Belinda Bencic beat Storm Hunter; Elise Mertens beat Cristina Bucsa
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
2–0
Sets won
2–0
71%
Games won
80%
0–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
0
Deciding sets
0
Belinda Bencic left, Elise Mertensright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.