Elise Mertens vs Nikola Bartunkova Prediction & Picks - WTA Berlin Open
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by Bradley Gibbs in Tennis Picks
At the WTA event in Berlin on Wednesday, Elise Mertens and Nikola Bartunkova will meet for the second time in 2026. Back in January, Mertens beat Bartunkova in straight sets at the Australian Open. However, the young Czech player has improved a lot since then, so don't be too surprised if she now gets a better result against the Belgian, who has not made a great start to the grass-court season.
The young Bartunkova has definitely improved since the pair met in Australia back in January, while she's made a very strong start to the grass-court season, showing that she's a player capable of competing with higher-ranked competitors by beating world number 16 Diana Shnaider in the first round of this tournament. Off the back of that effort, she looks a little too generously priced to avoid a straight-set defeat here.
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Elise Mertens vs Nikola Bartunkova Form
Elise Mertens and Nikola Bartunkova Latest Matches
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Jun 15, 2026 - WTA Berlin Open
Jun 11, 2026 - WTA Libema Open
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May 28, 2026 - WTA French Open
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May 11, 2026 - WTA Rome
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Jun 15, 2026 - WTA Berlin Open
Jun 9, 2026 - WTA Libema Open
May 26, 2026 - WTA French Open
May 11, 2026 - WTA Rome
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Elise Mertens against Nikola Bartunkova : Head to Head (H2H)
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Jan 23, 2026 - WTA Australian Open
Elise Mertens - Nikola Bartunkova Key Points
- Elise Mertens recently lost to a lower-ranked player in her second grass-court match of the season.
- In her third grass-court match of the season, during the first round in Berlin, Elise Mertens failed to beat a lower-ranked player in straight sets.
- Nikola Bartunkova comes into this match having beaten a higher-ranked player in the first round.
- Nikola Bartunkova has not lost any of her seven grass-court matches in 2026 in straight sets.
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Our Elise Mertens vs Nikola Bartunkova Prediction
Elise Mertens is clearly expected by the early market to come out on top here, and she may well do that, but if we really think about it, her younger opponent is just too lenienly priced to, at the very least, avoid a straight-set defeat. She's clearly improved since the pair played in January, while she's looking strong on grass. In contrast, Mertens has stuttered at the start of the grass-court season, losing to a lower-ranked player, before needing three sets to beat another lower-ranked player.
Our Elise Mertens vs Diana Shnaider Pick: Nikola Bartunkova +1.5 Set Handicap.
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