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Iga Swiatek crushed Petra Martic 6-0 6-3 to make the last four at the Madrid Open, where she will face Veronika Kudermetova. It was another vintage display from the world No. 1, who gave Martic no room to breathe in the first set — earning her seventh bagel of the year — before wrapping up the victory in the second set.
Jessica Pegula was knocked out of the Madrid Open as Veronika Kudermetova reached the semi-finals despite battling an injury during the match. The 12th seed took the first set before having a medical timeout after being bagelled by Pegula in the second set, but fought back in fine style to seal a last-four match against either world No. 1 Iga Swiatek or Petra Martic.
Russia's Veronika Kudermetova said she will remove the logo of sanctioned Russian sponsor Tatneft from her kit so she can compete at Wimbledon this year.
MADRID: World number two Aryna Sabalenka made light work of 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Monday (May 1) with a 6-3, 6-1 win to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals.
Daria Kasatkina said she is thankful that Russian tennis players are still able to compete in international tournaments while other sports have banned them due to the war in Ukraine.
On a warm, breezy afternoon in Madrid, the third round of the women's singles wrapped up with most of the big names advancing unscathed. The day opened with Martina Trevisan, the No. 18 seed, advancing to the round of 16 after defeating American Alycia Parks 7-6(3) 6-1.
STUTTGART: World number one Iga Swiatek reached the quarter-finals of the WTA Stuttgart event with a straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen on Thursday (Apr 20) on her return from injury.
Coco Cauff says world No.1 Iga Swiatek is the toughest opponent to face on tour after failing to beat the Pole in any of their six previous meetings. Gauff overcame Veronika Kudermetova in three sets to reach the last 16 in Stuttgart on Wednesday and will face Anastasia Potopova next. Ad One thing she might be relieved to see is that Swiatek is on the other side of the draw, so any potential battle between the top and fifth seeds will have to wait until the final.