Mutua Madrid Open - WTA 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

Madison Keys withdrew due to illness, replaced by LL Potapova
Clara Tauson withdrew due to shoulder injury replaced by LL Blinkova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Some of the players are finding it hard to adjust to the new playing conditions with the high altitude,
Vicky Mboko (10) defeated in straight sets by Caty McNally 64 61, Vicky made far too many UFE in the match
Vicky wont lose any points as she didnt play Madrid last year

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of matches,
Friday 24th April,

Seeds through,
Noskova (13), Cirstea (25), Ostapenko (21), Rybakina (2), Mertens (19), Samsonova (20), Zheng (32), Gauff (3), Kostyuk (26), Pegula (5)

Seeds that lost,
Bucsa (27), Frech (34), Sakkari (33), Mboko (10)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Round of 32 matches
Top Half of the draw,
Saturday 25th April,

Seeds in action,
Bencic (11), Shnaider (18), Sabalenka (1), Cristian, (29), Andreeva (9), Swiatek (4), Li (31`), Osaka (14), Jovic (15), Fernandez (24), Paolini (8), Baptiste (30)

 

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Day 4 Highlights

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paolini poor season continues ( not a single QF above 500 level) as she loses in the 3rd round to Hailey Baptiste 75 63.
Paolini defends the title in Rome, she will leave the Top Ten if she dosent go back to back ( even the final wouldnt be enough)
BTW, with this win from Baptiste she goes to #27 in the live rankings. Baptiste likes the clay, made 2nd week at RG, last year, her next opponent is Bencic (11).

Iga Swiatek retires in her match against Li, down 0-3 in the 3rd set, apparently there is a stomach virus going around in Madrid, she didnt feel well yesterday and struggled today, had the trainer out and said she could not go on