Aryna Sabalenka did not allow herself to lose again against Sorana Cirstea. The Australian Open champion faced the Romanian at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid. In the next round, the French Caroline Garcia.

Aryna Sabalenka (WTA 2) arrived in Madrid from Stuttgart, where she lost in the final for the third consecutive year. On Sunday, she succumbed to Iga Świątek. In the Spanish capital, her first rival was Sorana Cirstea (WTA 44), whom she suddenly lost a month ago in Miami. On Thursday, the Australian Open champion won a rematch with the Romanian and beat her 6:4, 6:3.

Sabalenka served seven aces in 82 minutes. She saved six of her eight break points and took all five break points. This is his fifth appearance for Madrid. She was eliminated three times in the first round and won the title in 2021. The next opponent for second place in the ranking will be Camila Osorio from Colombia.

Caroline Garcia (WTA 5) won 6:3, 6:4 over Yulia Putintseva (WTA 51). In the 95-minute match, the Frenchwoman served 18 aces. She answered seven of eight break points and converted three of nine break points.

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In the third round, Garcia will face Mayar Sherif (WTA 59), who defeated Anhelina Kalinina (WTA 34) 6-2, 7-6(3). The Ukrainian jumped to fight 2:6, 2:4. She took a 6-5 lead in the second set and served. The Egyptian led in a tie-break, and in it she jumped to 5-0 and didn’t let herself be denied the promotion.

Elise Mertens (WTA 29) beat Rebecca Marino (WTA 79) 6-3, 6-1 in 76 minutes. The Belgian scored 21 out of 30 on her first serve. She converted six of her 11 break points. Irina-Camelia Begu (WTA 35) scored four breaks and won 6:4, 7:5 Karolina Muchova (WTA 52).

Mutua Madrid OpenMadrid, Spain)
WTA 1000, clay, prize pool of 7.705 million euros
Thursday April 27

2nd singles round:

Aryna Sabalenka (2) v Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-4, 6-3
Caroline Garcia (France, 5) – Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 6-3, 6-4
Elise Mertens (Belgium, 24) between Rebecca Marino (Canada) 6-3, 6-1
Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania, 31) – Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) 6-4, 7-5
Shelby Rogers (USA, 33) – Ana Bogdan (Romania) 6-2, 6-2
Mayar Sherif (Egypt) v Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine, 30) 6-2, 7-6(3)

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