Petra Marcinko def. Antonia Ruzic 7(8)-6(6), 4-6, 7(7)-6(4) — Eastbourne International 2026 R32

Match recap

Petra Marcinko defeated Antonia Ruzic 7(8)-6(6), 4-6, 7(7)-6(4) in the R32 of the Eastbourne International 2026.

Two tiebreaks, 28 double faults between them, and five match points that came and went before Petra Marcinko finally broke clear of Antonia Ruzic 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(7) in their first grass meeting. The match split exactly even — 131 points to 129 — so the margin lived on the second serve, where Marcinko won 46% to Ruzic's 35%, an 11-point gap across more than 100 second-ball points. The third set was pure trench warfare: six straight breaks from game five before the deciding tiebreak, where Marcinko converted just 3 of 14 break chances yet survived the swings. The win snaps a four-match losing run for the Croatian dating to her Lalla Meryem title in May.

Profiles: Antonia Ruzic · Petra Marcinko — Eastbourne International 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Antonia Ruzic and Petra Marcinko.