Madrid Open: Second seed Sabalenka holds off Osorio to reach fourth round

Aryna Sabalenka won against Camila Osorio 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday afternoon. She’ll play the winner of the match between Russian wildcard Mirra Andreeva and Pole Magda Linette, the No 17 seed, in the next round

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Tennis Majors

April 29, 2023

Mutua Madrid Open •Third round • completed

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C. OsoriovsA. Sabalenka

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open by beating Colombian wildcard Camila Osorio 6-4, 7-5 at the Caja Magica on Saturday.

Sabalenka, ranked No 2, will play the winner of the match between Russian wildcard Mirra Andreeva and Pole Magda Linette, the No 17 seed, next.

59 – @SabalenkaA hit 25 winners on the way to victory over Camila Osorio. Sabalenka has 344 winners and 285 unforced errors for a differential of +59 in WTA 1000 matches in 2023, and is the only player over +25 this year. Weapons.#MMOPEN | @MutuaMadridOpen @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/MI5ghIYBIm
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) April 29, 2023

The Belarusian won against Romanian Sorana Cirstea (6-4, 6-3) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament, Osorio, ranked No 115, won against French qualifier Clara Burel (6-3, 6-4) and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 32 seed (3-6, 6-4, 6-3).

Madrid WTA 1000, other first-round results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 7.652.174, most recent results first):