WTA Madrid: Barty beats Swiatek, also Bencic and Kvitova
Ashleigh Barty won the duel between the last two French Open winners so far against Iga Swiatek in the round of 16 in Madrid in two sets. Belinda Bencic and Petra Kvitova also made it into the round of the last eight.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: May 03, 2021, 09:01 pm
The draw for both Ashleigh Barty and Iga Swiatek at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid couldn't have been much worse: The last two French Open winners so far met each other in the round of 16, the better start was with Swiatek, the championship of the previous year.
But the Australian world number one quickly recovered from the 3-0 deficit and won set one 7-5. In the second round, Barty managed a quick break, which, despite a few opportunities for Swiatek, was ultimately able to transport her to 7: 5 and 6: 4 success.
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The 25-year-old will now face Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals. The three-time Madrid winner beat Veronika Kudermetova 6: 3, 4: 6 and 6: 4.
Belinda Bencic didn't have to fight that hard. With a score of 7: 6 (2) and 4: 3, the Swiss benefited from an injury-related task (thigh) of her opponent Ons Jabeur. She now has to deal with the Spaniard Paula Badosa, who beat Anastasija Sevastova 6: 7 (0), 7: 6 (3) and 6: 0.
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