The current champion, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkaended the impressive winning streak of his rival, the American Danielle Collins and with return (4-6, 6-4 and 6-3) extended the defense of the title obtained last season and placed in quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Madrid.
Collins, undefeated by Sabalenka, completed her fourth appearance in Madrid and equaled her best performance, the round of 16. This did not trouble the thirteenth seed further, as she faltered midway through the second set , when his rival’s reaction began to bear fruit.
The North American faces his fifth face to face with the Belarusian with fifteen consecutive victories under his belt. Seven in Miami and five in Charleston, giving her the last two titles, including two matches won at Caja Mágica, against Serbian Olga Danilovic and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian.
It started as a Collins shot that took advantage to take the first set and a necessary fight in the second. Until Sabalenka broke her rival’s serve in the ninth. He held it together and won the set to tie the match.
In the final, the Belarusian maintained good momentum and took a 3-0 lead. Collins didn’t give up and got closer to the scoreboard but Sabalenka maintained her style and her serve to close out the eventual winner.
He sealed his ninth victory in Madrid in two hours and twenty-five minutes. The two-time winner of the Caja Mágica -2021 and 2023-, who also won the Australian Open and in Brisbane in 2024, will face the young Russian Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals, who beat the Italian Jasmine Paolini 7-6 (2) and 6-4.
Source: La Verdad
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