The WTA1000 Madrid match continues, the second round of the women's singles second round begins, Halep vs. Bardoza, Azarenka, Ababloh, Bencic, Gauff and other players will appear.
Halep's match against Bardoza is worth noting, with two-time champion Halep facing the world's second-placed Bardoza on home, which will be the first meeting of their careers. In the end, Halep went down nine consecutive sets to sweep the No. 2 seed Bardoza on home 6-3, 6-1, and reached the round of 16 for six consecutive times (the seventh time in total). It was the third time in his career that the Romanian had beaten the world's top two, and the first time on clay. Next, she will wait for the winner between Gauff and Pudintseva.
Halep, who lost just four sets in the second round in Madrid and swept hosts Badoza, spoke after the match about her performance and confidence. She said: "In my opinion, I played a good game. It was our first time playing and I don't know exactly what we're going to face, but I know it's going to be an uphill battle because she's played great lately and she's second in the world. I know I have to stay focused and do my best with every point and I'm very happy with how I did today. ”
Two-time runner-up and 15th seed Azarenka overcame the disadvantage of losing a set first to reverse Zedainsek 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the round of 16 again after six years. Anisimova reversed Martic, who broke through from the qualifiers, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, to pass two consecutive three-set passes to reach the round of 16 for the first time. Next, the American girl will face the no. 15 Azarenka, which will be the first meeting between the two sides in their careers.
In addition, Butzkova saved the match point to break the opponent's serve to win the match, and finally reversed Yastremska 3-6, 7-6 (3)/6-1 to advance to the round of 16. She will compete for a place in the quarter-finals with another qualifier, Alexandrova, who beat Parissas Diaz 6-4, 7-5, and both will strive to continue to set a new record for their best record.
No. 11 seed Benzic beat Mukhova 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in three sets to extend his recent mud-to-ground winning streak to three consecutive rounds of 16. Next, she waited for the winner between Jabbar and Grazeva.
No. 8 seed Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar defeated qualifier Graccheva 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 to advance to the round of 16 and will play Bencic after this year's Charleston final. In another showdown, the 14th seed Gauff also passed in three sets. She eliminated Pudnseva 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 and will follow up with This year's Indian Wells station against Halep.
In this way, the third round of the second half of the Madrid stage of the WTA1000 match is out, and the matches are as follows: Buzkova vs Alexandrova, Azarenka vs Anisimova, Abbabal vs Bencic, Gauff vs Halep. Which players can further reach the quarterfinals, it is worth looking forward to!