In the early morning of April 28, Beijing time, the 2024 WTA1000 Madrid Station ended part of the third round of competition. Seeded players such as Swiatek, Gauff, Jabeur and Sakkari all advanced to the round of 16, and none of them were upset.
Swiatek
In the third round of Madrid, world No. 1 and top seed Swiatek continued her brutal performance, sweeping Kostia 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the round of 16 with all four wins against the latter. Spain's Tomo defeated 23rd seed Azarenka 7-6(0), 6-3 after two hours and 50 minutes to advance to the round of 16 against world No. 1 Swiatek
Gauff
No.3 seed Gauff of the United States defeated No.31 seed Yastremska 6-4, 6-1 to tie his best record in the round of 16. No.18 seed Keys defeated No.15 seed Samsonova 6-2, 6-3 to make it three wins in a row and tie her best record in the round of 16. Next, she will start an American Civil War with Gauff.
Sakkari
No.5 seed Sakkari snapped a seven-match clay winning streak with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Stevens to secure a place in the round of 16. No.11 seed Maya defeated No.19 seed Emma Navarro 6-4, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the tournament for the first time and will face Sakkari for a place in the quarter-finals.
Abdul-Jabbar
Eighth seed Jabbar overcame a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set to beat 32nd seed Fernandes 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 to make it two wins in a row for the first time this year and secure a place in the round of 16. The 2022 champion is on her eighth winning streak and will next face OstapenkoNo.9 seed Ostapenko defeated qualifier Carlle 6-3, 6-3 to reach the round of 16 for the first time in his career.
Madrid top half of the fourth round matchups: [1] Swiatek vs Tomo, [11] Maya vs [5] Sakkari, [3] Gauff vs [18] Keys, [9] Ostapenko vs [8] Jabbar.
Today's Madrid will usher in the third round of competition in the second half of the region, and the specific matches are as follows:
Rybakina vs Sharif
Belek vs Kruger
Putintseva vs Dorashid
Kasatkina vs Pavlyuchenkova
Vondrousova vs Andreyeva
Garcia vs Paulini
Collins vs Klinstian
Sabalenka vs Montgomery
Up to now, except for Zheng Qinwen, the No. 6 seed of the tournament, who was unexpectedly out, the top ten seeds of the other tournaments are still in the drawing table, and the following games will be more exciting!