Monday marks the Round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open, bringing high stakes and a formidable lineup. All 16 players who have advanced to this stage—including four of the top five seeds and six unseeded competitors—are scheduled to compete in eight challenging matchups. Here is a breakdown of the day`s schedule for what promises to be one of the most significant days of tennis this season.
No. 4 Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic
Start Time: 11 a.m. local, 5 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Tied 2-2. Bencic won their most recent encounter in three sets during the Indian Wells Round of 16 earlier this year.
Start Time: 11 a.m. local, 5 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Tied 2-2. Bencic won their most recent encounter in three sets during the Indian Wells Round of 16 earlier this year.
No. 7 Mirra Andreeva vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva
Start Time: 11 a.m. local, 5 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: 0-0. This is their first meeting.
Start Time: 11 a.m. local, 5 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: 0-0. This is their first meeting.
No. 2 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 13 Diana Shnaider
Start Time: 1 p.m. local, 6 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: 0-0. This is their first meeting.
Start Time: 1 p.m. local, 6 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: 0-0. This is their first meeting.
No. 5 Madison Keys vs. No. 19 Donna Vekic
Start Time: 1:30 p.m. local, 6:30 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Keys leads 3-1. Keys also won their last match in three sets at the Indian Wells Round of 16 just last month.
Start Time: 1:30 p.m. local, 6:30 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Keys leads 3-1. Keys also won their last match in three sets at the Indian Wells Round of 16 just last month.
No. 24 Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
Start Time: 3 p.m. local, 9 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Potapova leads 2-1 overall, but they have not previously played on a clay court.
Start Time: 3 p.m. local, 9 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Potapova leads 2-1 overall, but they have not previously played on a clay court.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Peyton Stearns
Start Time: 4 p.m. local, 10 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Sabalenka leads 1-0, although their single match was a tight three-setter (6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6)) in the second round of Indian Wells last year.
Start Time: 4 p.m. local, 10 a.m. ET
Head-to-head: Sabalenka leads 1-0, although their single match was a tight three-setter (6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6)) in the second round of Indian Wells last year.
No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Start Time: 7 p.m. local, 1 p.m. ET
Head-to-head: 0-0. This is their first meeting.
Start Time: 7 p.m. local, 1 p.m. ET
Head-to-head: 0-0. This is their first meeting.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Maria Sakkari
Start Time: 9 p.m. local, 3 p.m. ET
Head-to-head: Tied 2-2. However, they have not competed against each other in nearly four years.
Start Time: 9 p.m. local, 3 p.m. ET
Head-to-head: Tied 2-2. However, they have not competed against each other in nearly four years.
