Madrid Open: Sabalenka gets past 16-year-old Andreeva, advances to quarter-finals
Aryna Sabalenka won against Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1 on Monday and will play Egyptian Mayar Sherif in the next round
Tennis – Madrid Open – Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain – May 1, 2023 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in action during her round of 16 match against Russia’s Mirra Andreeva (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, moved into the last eight of the Madrid Open by beating Russian wildcard Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1 at the Caja Magica on Monday.
Sabalenka, ranked No 2, will play Egyptian Mayar Sherif next.
Ahead of her victory, the Belarusian won against Romanian Sorana Cirstea (6-4, 6-3) and Colombian wildcard Camila Osorio (6-4, 7-5).
Andreeva, ranked No 194, won against Canadian Leylah Fernandez (6-3, 6-4), Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 13 seed (7-6 (6), 6-3) and Pole Magda Linette, the No 17 seed (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Madrid WTA 1000, other second-round results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 7.652.174, most recent results first):
- Iga Swiatek vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Jessica Pegula vs. Martina Trevisan
- Paula Badosa vs. Maria Sakkari
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Petra Martic
- Mayar Sherif beat Elise Mertens (24): 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
- Irina-Camelia Begu (31) beat Liudmila Samsonova (14): 6-4, 6-4
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