Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva’s spectacular run on the Madrid Open has come to an finish with a loss to second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka.
After three straight-set victories towards top-40 opponents in her main-draw debut, the 16-year-old wildcard entry could not get previous Sabalenka within the fourth spherical, dropping 6-3 6-1 in Monday’s debut centre-court look within the Spanish capital.
Andreeva turned the youngest participant to succeed in the final 16 of a WTA 1000 occasion after upsetting 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez within the first spherical, 14th-ranked Beatriz Haddad Maia within the second and Nineteenth-ranked Magda Linette within the third. She had gained 16 straight matches in any respect ranges earlier than falling to Sabalenka, her first top-10 opponent.
“It was a great match. I’m really happy with the result,” Sabalenka stated. “In the first few games I was just trying to adjust to her game and her rhythm. After that I started feeling my game a little bit better and started playing better.”
Defending champion Sabalenka has reached at the very least the quarter-finals in all seven tournaments she has performed in 2023 with a 26-4 file, successful the Australian Open.
Her subsequent opponent will likely be Mayar Sherif, who defeated Twenty fourth-seeded Elise Merten 6-4 0-6 6-4 after almost three hours to develop into the primary Egyptian to succeed in the final eight of a WTA 1000 match.
Maria Sakkari progressed with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of Paula Badosa, ending Spanish curiosity within the ladies’s match.
The Greek ninth-seed will meet Irina-Carnelia Begu who upset 14th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 6-4. It was the Romanian’s third win towards a top-20 opponent in 2023.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
