Monday marked a significant day at the Madrid Open as all 16 remaining players competed in the Round of 16. This stage featured a strong field, including four of the top five seeds and six unseeded contenders, promising exciting matchups. Here`s a look at the schedule, results, and key details from the action as it unfolds.
Completed Matches:
No. 4 Coco Gauff def. Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2
Coco Gauff has now advanced to the quarterfinals in all current WTA 1000 events except her home tournament in Miami.
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva def. Yuliia Starodubtseva
Mirra Andreeva`s victory on Monday marked the Madrid Open as the first single WTA event where she has achieved 10 career wins.
Upcoming Matches & Key Details:
No. 2 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 13 Diana Shnaider
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 5 Madison Keys vs. No. 19 Donna Vekic
Head-to-head: 3-1, Keys, who won their most recent match (in three sets) last month in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells.
No. 24 Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
Head-to-head: 2-1, Potapova, though they have never played on clay.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Peyton Stearns
Head-to-head: 1-0, Sabalenka, but it was a tight 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6 (6) contest in last year’s second round at Indian Wells.
No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Maria Sakkari
Head-to-head: 2-2, but they haven’t played in nearly four years.
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