AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 24, 2026

Elise Mertens

Press Conference

E. MERTENS/N. Bartunkova

6-0, 6-4

THE MODERATOR: First of all, Elise, congratulations. You're making it through to the next round. Could you walk us through what you are feeling right now?

ELISE MERTENS: Yeah, of course, I'm feeling pretty happy today. Very happy that I could actually play under the roof, because, you know, the matches are still suspended for now.

But, yeah, I started really well. I think I served pretty well in the first set. Kind of took her rhythm away, which I was very happy with. Then, of course, tennis, it's a neverending story, so she played a better level in the second set. It was very tight.

But, yeah, happy I could serve it out, so I'm happy about the way that I played.