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Bartunkova, the great promise of tennis who has knocked out Bencic in Australia

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 22 Jan 2026
Nikola Bartunkova beats Bencic at the 2026 Australian Open. Photo: gettyimages

A major surprise has occurred at the 2026 Australian Open with the elimination of one of the players who came in top form with high expectations for this tournament, Belinda Bencic. The Swiss succumbed in a great battle against a 19-year-old Czech player, Nikola Bartunkova, who, with her versatile and talented tennis, prevailed 6-3 0-6 6-4. She came from the qualifying rounds, and her next opponent will be Elise Mertens.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Bartunkova, la gran promesa del tenis que se ha cargado a Bencic en Australia