Haddad Maia and Alexandrova anticipated the rain and sealed their pass to the second round at Wimbledon

Beatriz Haddad Maia qualified for the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career with a resounding 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Saturday, one minute before the match was suspended due to rain.

Haddad Maia, who became the first Brazilian to reach the Top 10 of the WTA rankings after her semifinal at Roland Garros a month ago, he fired on an overcast morning to convert two early breaks and take a 3-0 lead.

Cirstea could be heard shouting, “Fight, fight, fight,” and even though she fought with a break, Haddad Maia attacked the Romanian’s weak second serve to break again and take the first set.

Unable to match the power of Haddad Maia in long rallies, a frustrated Cirstea has a spirited conversation with her coach between games looking for answersbut found some solution when the Brazilian went up 4-0 in the second set.

Cornered, the 33-year-old Romanian eventually took the lead in the second set by causing an unforced error on Haddad Maia’s forehand before serving to stay in the match.

But that only delayed the inevitable, as Haddad Maia embarrassed Cirstea in her final service game and clinched victory on her first match point. And just in time, as the rain grew heavier, the players retreated and took cover under the gray London sky.

The winner of the match between Elena Rybakina and Katie Boulter will be their rivals in the round of 16 of the end.

Ekaterina also sealed her pass to the round of 16 on the fast track Alexandrova. The Russian defeated Hungarian Dalma Galfi 6-0, 6-4 in a match that did not go to game time.

His rival, on Monday, will appear in the duel between Aryna Sabalenka and Anna Blinkova.