On May 4, 2022, Beijing time, the WTA1000 class of Madrid ended the women's singles 1/8 final, Carlinina once again played the role of dark horse, she eliminated the 9th seed Raducano 2-1, strongly advancing to the quarterfinals. So far, Kalinina has eliminated three Grand Slam champions such as Stevens, Muguruza and Radukanu, and reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 level for the first time in her career.
The women's singles field has been a big hit, and many seeded players have been eliminated in the first two rounds, which makes the game a lot less interesting. Obviously, Kalinina is the number one dark horse in this competition, she has eliminated Stevens, Muguruza, the third round against Radukanu, Kalinina withstood the pressure, won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals. Although Radulcannu is more optimistic, she has not been able to achieve 3 consecutive wins after winning the US Open, which is quite helpless.
Kalinina is particularly excited to eliminate three Grand Slam champions in one tournament, as she has reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 class for the first time, ushering in a new breakthrough in her career and having the opportunity to impact the championship. Next, Kalinina will play Against Teichmann in the quarter-finals, who eliminated 16th seed Leibakina 6-3, 6-1, breaking her best record in Madrid.
In other competitions, 12th seed Pegula defeated former US Open champion Andreescu 7-5, 6-1, while local Player Tomo struggled to eliminate Casakina 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Next, No. 12 seed Pegula will compete with Tomo for a place in the final four. After these matches, the women's singles quarterfinals of this tournament were all born, and the specific matches were as follows:
Teihiman vs Kalinina
Tomo vs Pegura
Alexandrova vs Anisimova
Jabbar vs Halep
It's a relatively mediocre women's singles quarter-finals lineup, and Halep has a great chance to win the title, but she will play against the in-form Jabbar in the quarter-finals, and it will be very difficult to pass.
In the men's singles, Djokovic swept Monfils 6-3, 6-2 to win 18 consecutive victories against the latter and easily advanced to the round of 16. Djokovic's next opponent was Andy Murray, who fought hard in three sets to eliminate Shapovalov 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
After 5 years and 4 months, Djokovic and Murray played each other again in the professional arena, which is expected. Compared to before, Andy Murray's competitive form has improved significantly, and he has also gotten rid of injuries and is expected to cause trouble for Djokovic. Either way, it's a game to look forward to, and good luck to both players!