Elena Rybakina qualified for the fourth round of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open

Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) qualified for the fourth round of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open tennis tournament. The fourth-seeded prevailed over Mayar Sherif (Egypt) with 2-0 (6:1, 6:4) and expects a match against Sara Bejlek (Czech Republic), who earlier eliminated Ashlyn Krueger (USA) with 2-0 (6:3, 6:1).

In a duel to reach the quarterfinals, the 10th-seeded Daria Kasatkina (Russia) will face Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan). Daria Kasatkina defeated the 20th-seeded and her compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with 2-0 (7:6, 7:5), while Yulia Putintseva defeated Caroline Dolehide (USA) by 2-0 (6:2, 6:2).

The 13th-seeded Danielle Collins (USA) also advanced to the fourth round after defeating Jaqueline Cristian (Romania) in a 2-1 (3:6, 6:4, 6:1) comeback after two hours and two minutes of play.