Tamara Zidansek def. Anna Bondar 7(7)-6(5), 6(5)-7(7), 7-5 — Iași Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Tamara Zidansek defeated Anna Bondar 7(7)-6(5), 6(5)-7(7), 7-5 in the R16 of the Iași Open 2026.

First-strike serving undid a 71-percent market call (the model was less convinced, at 52). Tamara Zidansek, the WTA No. 131, out-aced No. 7 seed Anna Bondar 7-2 and won 68 percent of first-serve points to the favorite's 62, edging the total-points count 140-134 across three and a half hours of near-deadlock. Bondar saved 11 of 17 break points and erased two match points, but Zidansek converted the third, 3 hours and 29 minutes in. The win, a second three-setter in as many days after her opener against Emiliana Arango, moves Zidansek into the Iași Open quarterfinals.

Match stats

Anna Bondar: 2 aces, 62% first serves, 4 double faults, 5/12 break points. Tamara Zidansek: 7 aces, 61% first serves, 6 double faults, 6/17 break points.

Profiles: Anna Bondar · Tamara Zidansek — Iași Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Anna Bondar and Tamara Zidansek.