Bondár A. defeated Charaeva A. 6-1, 7-6 in the first round of WTA Hamburg, dominating the opening set before surviving a second-set tiebreak. The Hungarian converted four break points across the match and saved 4 of 6 break points she faced, including a crucial hold at 6-6 in the second set.
The first set was one‑sided: Bondár broke in the third game for 2-1, again in the fifth for 4-1, and sealed it with a third break at 6-1. The second set turned into a break‑fest—ten breaks in total—with Bondár initially leading 2-0 before Charaeva fought back repeatedly. The set reached a tiebreak after nine breaks of serve, and Bondár edged it to close out the match.
Bondár landed 78% of first serves and won 63% of those points, while her returning was sharp: she collected 48% of Charaeva’s first‑serve points. She also committed no double faults, finishing with 67 total points won to Charaeva’s 54.