US EditionSabalenka Battles Past Osaka in Madrid Epic to Reach Quarter-Finals
Sabalenka rallied after dropping the opener and converted key breaks to extend her title defense in a 2-hour, 22-minute match.
- On Monday, world number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated Naomi Osaka 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 at the Madrid Open, preserving her title defense in a match lasting two hours 22 minutes.
- The Belarusian, a three-times champion in Madrid, faced former world number one Osaka in their third meeting, with Osaka dominating the first set through deep, flat groundstrokes.
- Responding with greater intent, Sabalenka earned three break points in Osaka's opening service game and capitalized after Osaka double-faulted at 0-40 to level at 2-2.
- With a commanding 6-2 finish in the decider, Sabalenka advanced to the quarter-finals where she will face American Hailey Baptiste in the next round.
- In other Madrid Open action, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Spaniard Daniel Merida 6-4, 6-2 in just over an hour, advancing to face Casper Ruud next.
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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Naomi Osaka 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 20 minutes in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid. The showdown between the current and former world number one thrilled the spectators.
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Aryna Sabalenka, number one in the world, was placed in the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open after going back to the Japanese Naomi Osaka and raising her number of victories in the Magic Box, from where she has come out champion three times, last year. She also left that she has managed to circumvent the virus that has attacked several tennis players in recent days. Belarusian was happy with the game played and for not having been affected…
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