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Sign upNikola Bartunkova vs Elise Mertens — SF — Monterrey Open
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Monterrey OpenSemifinal
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Aug 29, 2026·01:30 AM·2h 19m·Monterrey
Elise Mertens defeated Nikola Bartunkova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 — Monterrey Open 2026 Semifinal.
Nikola Bartunkova and Elise Mertens: Elise Mertens leads 2–1 across 3 recorded meetings.
Through the opening set Mertens had not earned a break point, with Bartunkova winning every first-serve point she played. Broken for 4-2 in the second, the No. 2 seed answered with three straight games on the return, breaking in game 7 for 3-4, game 9 for 5-4 and game 10 for 6-4. The second serve was the difference. Bartunkova won 34 percent of the points behind hers to Mertens's 56, and six double faults did the rest; two more breaks in the third, in game 3 for 2-1 and game 7 for 5-2, closed out a match the winner took by two points, 88 to 86, in 2 hours 16 minutes. A first title on record now sits one win away at Monterrey.