Ignacio Buse def. Vit Kopriva 7-5, 6(3)-7(7), 6-1 — Austrian Open Kitzbühel 2026 R32

Match recap

Ignacio Buse defeated Vit Kopriva 7-5, 6(3)-7(7), 6-1 in the R32 of the Austrian Open Kitzbühel 2026.

The second serve drew the line. At the Kitzbühel Open, Ignacio Buse and Vit Kopriva won first-serve points at an identical 66 percent, but the No. 5 seed took 62 percent behind his second to Kopriva's 45, with zero double faults to five. Kopriva broke for 5-4 in game 9 of the opener, but Buse answered in games 10 and 12 and, after dropping the second-set tiebreak, converted both his break points in the decider while facing none. The 2-hour, 49-minute survival also flips their lone meeting on record, Kopriva's grass win in Mallorca four weeks ago.

Match stats

Vit Kopriva: 3 aces, 60% first serves, 7 double faults, 2/8 break points. Ignacio Buse: 4 aces, 66% first serves, 0 double faults, 6/17 break points.

Profiles: Vit Kopriva · Ignacio Buse — Austrian Open Kitzbühel 2026

Head-to-head

Vit Kopriva and Ignacio Buse have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Mallorca Championships 2026 R16 — Vit Kopriva won 7-5, 6-1