Collins stretches win streak to 14 in Madrid
Danielle Collins edged out Olga Danilovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Friday evening. She’ll face Romanian qualifier Jaqueline Cristian in the next round
American Danielle Collins, the No 13 seed, edged out Serb qualifier Olga Danilovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) to reach the third round of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Friday evening. With her win, this year’s Miami and Charleston champion stretched her career-best winning streak to 14 victories and reached the third round in Madrid for the third time – she has never been beyond.
Collins, ranked No 15, will face Romanian qualifier Jaqueline Cristian next.
In the previous round of the Madrid tournament, Danilovic, ranked No 122, edged out Frenchwoman Clara Burel (3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4).
Madrid WTA 1000, other second-round results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 8.770.480, most recent results first):
- Robin Montgomery (WC) beat Katie Boulter (26): 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Marketa Vondrousova (7) beat Shelby Rogers: 6-1, 6-3
- Sara Bejlek (Q) beat Anna Kalinskaya (24): 6-1, 6-4
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Barbora Krejcikova (22): 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
- Yulia Putintseva beat Qinwen Zheng (6): 7-5, 2-0 ret.
- Mayar Sherif beat Marta Kostyuk (25): 6-2, 7-5
- Caroline Dolehide beat Anhelina Kalinina (30): 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3
- Ashlyn Krueger beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (14): 6-3, 6-3
- Daria Kasatkina (10) beat Cristina Bucsa: 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Magda Linette: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Jasmine Paolini (12) beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (WC): 6-0, 6-1
- Caroline Garcia (21) beat Xinyu Wang: 6-1, 6-4
- Mirra Andreeva beat Linda Noskova (29): 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Elena Rybakina (4) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-4, 6-3
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (20) beat Daria Saville (LL): 6-1, 6-4
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Xiyu Wang: 6-1, 6-4
- Leylah Fernandez (32) beat Anastasia Potapova: 7-5, 6-3
- Sloane Stephens beat Elise Mertens (28): 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Ons Jabeur (8) beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova: 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
- Coco Gauff (3) beat Arantxa Rus: 6-0, 6-0
- Maria Lourdes Carle (Q) beat Veronika Kudermetova (17): 6-4, 6-4
- Sorana Cirstea (27) beat Alexandra Eala (WC): 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) beat Sara Errani (Q): 6-3, 6-2
- Liudmila Samsonova (15) beat Naomi Osaka: 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
- Jelena Ostapenko (9) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Emma Navarro (19) beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-2, 6-1
- Dayana Yastremska (31) beat Emiliana Arango (Q): 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Maria Sakkari (5) beat Donna Vekic: 6-3, 6-2
- Victoria Azarenka (23) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-3, 6-1
- Madison Keys (18) beat Irina-Camelia Begu: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Elina Svitolina (16): 6-3, 7-5