As the Round of 16 commenced on Monday, all 16 remaining players were still in contention for the Madrid Open title. With four of the top five seeds among the final group, alongside six unseeded players, the day promised significant matchups. Here`s a look at how the matches unfolded and the results:
No. 4 Coco Gauff def. Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2
With this victory, Gauff has now reached the quarterfinals at every current WTA 1000 tournament, except for her home event in Miami.
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva def. Yuliia Starodubtseva
Following Monday`s win, the Madrid Open is now the first tournament where Mirra Andreeva has achieved 10 career victories at a single WTA event.
No. 2 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 13 Diana Shnaider
Scheduled Time: 1 p.m. (6 a.m. ET)
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 5 Madison Keys vs. No. 19 Donna Vekic
Scheduled Time: 1:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. ET)
Head-to-head: Keys leads 3-1, having won their most recent encounter in three sets during the Round of 16 at Indian Wells last month.
No. 24 Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
Scheduled Time: 3 p.m. (9 a.m. ET)
Head-to-head: Potapova leads 2-1, although they have never competed against each other on clay.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Peyton Stearns
Scheduled Time: 4 p.m. (10 a.m. ET)
Head-to-head: Sabalenka leads 1-0, stemming from a tight 6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6) match in the second round at Indian Wells last year.
No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Scheduled Time: 7 p.m. (1 p.m. ET)
Head-to-head: 0-0.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Maria Sakkari
Scheduled Time: 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET)
Head-to-head: Tied at 2-2, though their last match was nearly four years ago.
