Niemeier eliminated Kvitova and Sakkari did not disappoint against Rus in Madrid

the debutante jule niemeier He ended Czech prospects and aspirations with a stroke of the pen Petra Kvitovatenth favorite and the player with the most wins at WTA 1000 Madridto reach the third round where the Greek will go Maria Sakkarininth seed, who beat the Dutch Arantxa Rus.

Kvitovatenth player in the world, with 30 titles behind him, this year in Miami, two of them the Grand Slam, this time he had a short stint at the Caja Magica, where he succeeded more than anyone.

The Czech, champion in 2011, 2015 and 2018, one more trophy than players like Serena Williams or Simona Halep, offered the gray version against the German niemeierwho won by 7-6(9) and 6-1in one hour and 52 minutes.

Thus the Czech completed his thirteenth appearance in Madrid, one less than the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who has played the most times in this event. He kept the pulse in the first set, and had points to close out the set. But he failed to close the set.

jule niemeierstar of the big surprise of the women’s draw so far, will play in the third round against the winner of the duel between Belgian Elise Mertens and Canadian Rebecca Marino.

The Greek did not give a retreat Maria Sakkari, who imposed his ninth seed status against Dutch Arantxa Rus, whom he defeated by a double 6-4.

Helena, who has the title of Rabat of the year 2019 and played last year, unsuccessfully, in four finals, took one hour and 36 minutes to defeat the Dutch woman whom she has always beaten. This is the fifth time Sakkari has prevailed against Rus. Now, in the third round, she will play the winner of the clash between Croatian Donna Vekic, the twentieth favorite, and Spaniard Rebeka Masarova.