The Madrid Open Round of 16 commenced on Monday, with all 16 remaining competitors vying for a place in the quarterfinals. Featuring four of the top five seeds alongside six unseeded players, this day was poised to be one of the most significant of the season. Here`s how the matches unfolded:
Match Results:
No. 4 Coco Gauff defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2.
With this victory, Gauff has now reached the quarterfinals at every current WTA 1000 event, with the exception of her home tournament in Miami.
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva.
Following Monday`s win, the Madrid Open becomes the first tournament where Mirra Andreeva has achieved 10 career victories at a single WTA event.
Upcoming Matchups:
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 in favor of Keys, who secured the most recent win in three sets during the Round of 16 at Indian Wells last month.
No. 24 Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
Head-to-head: 2-1 in favor of Potapova, although they have not previously competed on clay.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Peyton Stearns
Head-to-head: 1-0 in favor of Sabalenka, but their previous encounter in the second round at Indian Wells last year was a tight 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6) contest.
No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Maria Sakkari
Head-to-head: 2-2, though their last match was nearly four years ago.
