Madrid Open Highlights: Daniil Medvedev sailed past Italy’s Andrea Vavassori in straight sets in the second round at Madrid Open 2023. In the women’s singles second seeded Aryna Sabalenka clinched a 6-4, 7-5 win against Osorio Serrano in the third round. Paula Bodosa meanwhile defeated Coco Gauff in straight sets. Stefanos Tsistipas defeated Dominic Thiem in the second round. Follow Madrid Open 2023 LIVE up[dates on InsideSport.IN
Madrid Open Highlights: Danill Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas book spot in third round, Aryna Sabalenka, Paula Badosa enter fourth round in Madrid Open 2023 – Watch Highlights
Daniil Medvedev vs Andrea Vavassori
Following his quarter-final run in Monte-Carlo, Medvedev made a rock-solid start to his Mutua Madrid Open campaign on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 win against Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori.
Medvedev stayed patient against the World No. 164 Vavassori, notching a late break of serve in each set to complete an 82-minute triumph. Vavassori had claimed the biggest win of his career against Andy Murray in the first round at the Caja Magica, but the second-seeded Medvedev’s combination of huge serving and relentless baseline hitting proved a step too far for the Italian.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem
Stefanos Tsitsipas completed a dramatic comeback against Dominic Thiem with victory in a third-set tie-break on Saturday night at the Mutua Madrid Open. In a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) triumph, the Greek used a flawless serving performance to shift the tone of the match, then battled back from 1/3 in the decisive tie-break after seeing five break points go begging on return at 5-5.
The Greek made 39 straight first serves spanning from late in the opening set to early in the third and won 88 per cent (50/57) per cent of his overall first-serve points in the two-hour, 19-minute contest.
Women’s Singles
Aryna Sabalenka vs Osorio Serrano
World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday. A champion in 2019, Sabalenka will face 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva for a spot in the quarterfinals.
Coco Gauff vs Paula Badosa
No.26 seed Paula Badosa thrilled the Manolo Santana Stadium crowds Saturday with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 third-round victory over No.6 Coco Gauff of the United States at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Badosa, the highest-ranked Spanish player, advanced to the Round of 16 in her nation’s capital for the second time in her career with the 71-minute win over last year’s Roland Garros finalist Gauff.
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