Monday at the Madrid Open featured a thrilling Round of 16, with all 16 remaining players vying for the title. This day was packed with high stakes, featuring four of the top five seeds alongside six unseeded contenders. Below is a summary of the matches played and a look at the schedule for the remaining clashes, with results updated as they become available.
No. 4 Coco Gauff def. Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2
With this victory, Gauff has now reached the quarterfinals at every current WTA 1000 event except her home tournament in Miami.
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva def. Yuliia Starodubtseva
Monday`s win made the Madrid Open the first tournament where Mirra Andreeva has recorded 10 career victories at a single WTA event. (Note: Score not available in original text)
No. 2 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 13 Diana Shnaider
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 5 Madison Keys vs. No. 19 Donna Vekic
Head-to-head: 3-1 in favor of Keys. Their most recent encounter was last month in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells, which Keys won in three sets.
No. 24 Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
Head-to-head: 2-1 in favor of Potapova, though they have never played on clay.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Peyton Stearns
Head-to-head: 1-0 in favor of Sabalenka. However, their only match was a tough three-setter (6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6)) in last year’s second round at Indian Wells.
No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Maria Sakkari
Head-to-head: Tied at 2-2, but they haven’t competed against each other in nearly four years.
Rupert Caldwell