“Iga defeated Maria Bouzkova in the second round of the 2026 Australian Open”, — write: sport.ua
Polka in two sets in the second round beat Maria Bouzkova (Czech Republic, WTA 44) in 1 hour and 19 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 of the final
Maria Bouzkova (Czech Republic) – Iga Svyontek (Poland) [2] – 2:6, 3:6
Svyontek played against Bouzkova for the third time and won the third time.
Iga defeated Yuan Yue at the start of the major in Melbourne. Her next opponent will be Anna Kalinskaya.
Swiontek became the first player in the Open Era to reach the round of 16 of the first 24 Grand Slam women’s singles tournaments in one decade. Iga has just two career losses in the second round of majors, both of which came in 2019.
VIDEO. How Svyontek dealt with the Czech and made it to the 1/16 finals of the Aus Open
