Ajla Tomljanovic def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 6(5)-7(7), 7-5 — Eastbourne International 2026 R32

Match recap

Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 6(5)-7(7), 7-5 in the R32 of the Eastbourne International 2026.

World #96 Ajla Tomljanovic flipped a 50-spot ranking gap on #46 Elisabetta Cocciaretto on the strength of her first serve, winning 75% of those points to Cocciaretto's 56% across the three sets at Eastbourne. The Italian forced a third on the back of the second-set tiebreak, but Tomljanovic converted 8 of 13 break points overall and broke twice late — games 9 and 11 — to take the decider 7-5. Four match points came and went before she closed it out in their first career meeting.

Match stats

Ajla Tomljanovic: 2 aces, 60% first serves, 8 double faults, 8/13 break points. Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 4 aces, 51% first serves, 10 double faults, 5/9 break points.

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Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Ajla Tomljanovic and Elisabetta Cocciaretto.