Only 18-year-old Sára Bejlek, who is ranked 136th in the ranking, dealt with the former Belgian Wickmayer in the qualifiers in Madrid, and with the Chinese Baiová in the fight for participation in the main competition.
However, she was far from finished there. In the opening two rounds, she knocked out the highly favored Russians Blinkova and Kalinska, and today she will face the American Krueger, the 70th ranked player in the world.
The American, who is a year older, is also doing well in Madrid. In her two matches played, she did not lose a set when she dealt with both Japan’s Hibinova and Russia’s Alexandrova.
Both tennis players have met once on the circuit, last year Krueger won on the hard surface in Austin 6:0, 6:3.
Vondrousová goes to the Russian diamond
A difficult obstacle also awaits Markéta Vondoušová, her opponent will be the sixteen-year-old Russian prodigy Mirra Andrejevová, the 43rd ranked player. The Czech tennis player had a free draw in the first round in Madrid, and in the second she dealt with the American Rogers.
Andrejevová advanced to the round of 16 after winning over American Townsend and Czech Nosková, each time having to fight for the win in three sets. The two players have not yet met on the circuit.
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