Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open features a compelling schedule for the Round of 16. With high stakes, all 16 remaining players, including four of the top five seeds and six unseeded competitors, will compete in eight different matches. This is how the day`s play is scheduled for what promises to be a major day in the tennis season.
Round of 16 Schedule:
Coco Gauff [4] vs. Belinda Bencic
Start Time: 11:00 AM local (5:00 AM ET)
Head-to-head: Tied at 2-2. Bencic won their most recent encounter in three sets during the Round of 16 at Indian Wells earlier this year.
Mirra Andreeva [7] vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva
Start Time: 11:00 AM local (5:00 AM ET)
Head-to-head: 0-0 (first meeting).
Iga Swiatek [2] vs. Diana Shnaider [13]
Start Time: 1:00 PM local (6:00 AM ET)
Head-to-head: 0-0 (first meeting).
Madison Keys [5] vs. Donna Vekic [19]
Start Time: 1:30 PM local (6:30 AM ET)
Head-to-head: Keys leads 3-1. Keys secured the most recent victory in three sets during the Round of 16 at Indian Wells last month.
Marta Kostyuk [24] vs. Anastasia Potapova
Start Time: 3:00 PM local (9:00 AM ET)
Head-to-head: Potapova leads 2-1. They have not previously played on clay.
Aryna Sabalenka [1] vs. Peyton Stearns
Start Time: 4:00 PM local (10:00 AM ET)
Head-to-head: Sabalenka leads 1-0. Their only match was a close encounter (7-6(2), 2-6, 7-6(6)) in the second round at Indian Wells last year.
Ekaterina Alexandrova [21] vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Start Time: 7:00 PM local (1:00 PM ET)
Head-to-head: 0-0 (first meeting).
Elina Svitolina [17] vs. Maria Sakkari
Start Time: 9:00 PM local (3:00 PM ET)
Head-to-head: Tied at 2-2. Their last match was nearly four years ago.
Rupert Caldwell