A giant surprise in Madrid! Kazakh Jelena Rybakina has bid farewell to the WTA 1000 tournament, having had several strong starts to the biggest events this year. On Friday, she lost to Anna Kalinska.

Jelena Rybakina (WTA 7) did a great job this year at the Australian Open and in two WTA 1000 tournaments. She reached the final in Melbourne, as well as in Miami. In Indian Wells, she triumphed. In Madrid, the 2022 Wimbledon champion was knocked out in the second round. She lost 5:7, 6:4, 2:6 against Anna Kalinska (WTA 62).

In the first set there was only one break, which Kalinska got at 6:5. In the second set, Rybakina was down 2-3 after serving, but won four of the next five matches. However, Kazaszka didn’t turn the tide of the entire encounter. She lost her serve twice in the third set. In the eighth game, she defended two match points and got two break points, but failed to break the opponent. Kalinska earned the promotion in the third matchball.

In the encounter which lasted two hours and 13 minutes, Rybakina served 10 aces, including six in the opening set. She only used two of 12 break points. Kalinska converted four out of nine chances to break. It was the second match for these tennis players this year. In Miami, Kazaszka won after a three hundred battle. On Friday, Kalinska picked up her third career victory against a Top 10 tennis player. In previous seasons, she beat Sloane Stephens (US Open 2019) and Karolina Pliskova (Miami 2022).

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Barbora Krejcikova (WTA 12) won 6:3, 4:6, 6:0 with Danka Kovinić (WTA 57). In the first set, the Czech came back 0:2. In the second, she gave the pass at 2: 2 and failed to make up for the loss. In the third set, she dominated the court and only gave her rival 11 points. In two hours and 19 minutes, Krejcikova had used seven of her 18 break points.

Martina Trevisan (WTA 20) beat Eugenie Bouchard (WTA 285) 6-2, 7-5. In an hour and 45 minutes, the Italian used six of 10 break points. Daria Kasatkina (WTA 8) scored five breaks and won 6-4, 6-3 against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (WTA 599), returning from health issues as a runner-up at Roland Garros 2021.

Qinwen Zheng (WTA 24) defeated Caty McNally (WTA 69) 6-4, 7-6(3). In the first set, the American went from 1:3 to 4:3, only to lose three more games. In the second set, the Chinese showed effective pursuit. She came from 2:5 down and saved four set points, two each in the eighth and 10th games. The meeting lasted two hours and 16 minutes.

Mutua Madrid OpenMadrid, Spain)
WTA 1000, clay, prize pool of 7.705 million euros
friday april 28

2nd singles round:

Daria Kasatkina (8) – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6:4, 6:3
Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic, 11) bt Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
Veronica Kudermetova (12) v Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Spain, Q) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Martina Trevisan (Italy, 18) bt Eugenie Bouchard (Canada, Q) 6-2, 7-5
Qinwen Zheng (China, 22) – Caty McNally (USA) 6-4, 7-6(3)
Anna Kalinska – Yelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 7 years old) 7:5, 4:6, 6:2

Program and results of the women’s tournament

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