The number one in the world, the Polish Iga Swiatek speeds into Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinals with demanding victory over Russian Ekaterina Alexandrovawhich he defeated 6-4, 6-7(3) and 6-3, in two hours and seventeen minutes.
The Warsaw player who defeated Alexandrova for the second time in three matches is pointing to her first victory in Madrid, who imposed his law at first until Swiatek took the pulse of the party. However, Alexandrova reacted, did not give up and leveled the match by winning the second set.
Swiatek continued to dominate and took advantage of his rival’s fatigue. This year’s winner in Doha and runner-up in Dubai claimed her seventh straight win on clay to advance to the quarterfinals.
The world number one, with three Grand Slam titles, two Roland Garros and a US Open, will return to Madrid after missing last year due to injury.
Swiatek will face Croatian Petra Martic in the quarterfinalstwenty-seventh seed, defeating Czech Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 7-6 (19.
Earlier, Jessica Pegula, the third favorite, kept her promise against Italian Martina Trevisan (6-3, 2-6 and 6-3). and among the eight best in the tournament. The American, last year’s finalist, who was defeated by the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, will play his next commitment with the Russian Veronika Kudermetova, twelfth seed.
Source: La Verdad
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