Elise Mertens def. Anna Bondar 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Elise Mertens defeated Anna Bondar 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the R64 of the Canadian Open 2026.

For Elise Mertens, the break-point conversion arrived a set late. She won 89% of first-serve points in an opening set she dropped anyway — 0-for-5 on break points — and held a 79% to 54% first-serve edge on Anna Bondar across the match, with eight aces to two. In set two, it arrived. Mertens cashed 3 of 4 break chances there, the first of them in game 2 for 2-0. The decider then traded breaks to 4-4 before the No. 20 seed closed it with a break in game 10, 2 hours and 33 minutes in. Bondar matched the winner point for point, 96 apiece, and still exits; Mertens moves on at the Canadian Open in her first match since a Wimbledon quarterfinal.

Match stats

Elise Mertens: 8 aces, 43% first serves, 11 double faults, 6/13 break points. Anna Bondar: 2 aces, 46% first serves, 5 double faults, 5/10 break points.

Profiles: Elise Mertens · Anna Bondar — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Elise Mertens and Anna Bondar.