Nikola Bartunkova def. Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6(2)-7(7), 6-3 — Berlin Tennis Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Nikola Bartunkova defeated Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6(2)-7(7), 6-3 in the R32 of the Berlin Tennis Open 2026.

The world #61 cut through a French Open semifinalist's serve to take down #16 Diana Shnaider, and the return game was the lever: Nikola Bartunkova held Shnaider to 24% of first-serve return points won and broke five times across the deciding set's swings. The third set was the kill — Shnaider's first-serve points won collapsed to 41%, and Bartunkova converted all three break points she touched after trading early breaks. She faces Elise Mertens next at the Berlin Open.

Match stats

Nikola Bartunkova: 9 aces, 57% first serves, 6 double faults, 7/15 break points. Diana Shnaider: 2 aces, 63% first serves, 4 double faults, 4/8 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Nikola Bartunkova and Diana Shnaider.