WTA Madrid: Emma Raducanu sovereign, out for Sakkari and Osaka
Emma Raducanu (WTA No. 11) has reached the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid. Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari and Naomi Osaka are eliminated.
by Florian Goosmann
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May 01, 2022, 09:05 pm
Raducanu put in a strong performance 6-2, 6-1 over Marta Kostyuk, confirming her good form. Raducanu had already acted strongly at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix last week, only losing out in the quarter-finals against the eventual winner Iga Swiatek.
After her victory against Kostyuk, the US Open winner cheered energetically - she is still trying to gain a foothold on the WTA tour, which she seems to be getting better and better at.
In Madrid she has now won a match against Anhelina Kalinina, who clearly beat local hero Garbine Muguruza 6:3, 6:0.
There were two surprises in the evening: First, Daria Kasatkina won against Maria Sakkari, who was fourth seeded, 3:6, 6:3, 6:1 in the end. Shortly thereafter, Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-1 to the delight of her home crowd.
Bianca Andreescu had already set a big exclamation mark by midday , beating Danielle Collins 6-1, 6-1 .
Also ahead: Jil Teichmann after a 6: 4, 6: 4 against US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez.