Madrid Open: Kudermetova books spot in third round

Russian Veronika Kudermetova reached the third round of the Madrid Open by edging out Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 at the Caja Mágica on Friday.

Kudermetova, ranked No 52, will play the winner of the match between Emma Raducanu and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 24 seed, next.

The Russian won against her sister, Polina Kudermetova (6-2, 6-2), in the previous round.

Madrid WTA 1000, other second-round matches (Caja Mágica, clay, EUR 7,854,000):

• Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Katie Boulter: 6-1, 6-2
• Maria Sakkari beat Magda Linette (29): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Daria Kasatkina (14) beat Alycia Parks: 6-2, 7-5
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Dayana Yastremska: 0-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Madison Keys (5) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-4, 6-3
• Ann Li beat Leylah Fernandez (25): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto (LL): 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Anastasija Sevastova beat Jelena Ostapenko (23): 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Iga Swiatek (2) beat Alexandra Eala (WC): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Linda Noskova (31) beat Maria Lourdes Carle (Q): 7-5, 6-1
• Diana Shnaider (13) beat Katie Volynets: 6-1, 6-2
• Emma Navarro (11) beat Maya Joint (Q): 7-5, 7-5
• Mirra Andreeva (7) beat Marie Bouzkova: 6-3, 6-4
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (16) beat Bernarda Pera (LL): 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Anna Kalinskaya (30) beat Diane Parry (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Donna Vekic (19) beat Hailey Baptiste (WC): 6-4, 6-3
• Liudmila Samsonova (18) beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-4, 6-4
• Magdalena Frech (27) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Belinda Bencic beat Clara Tauson (20): 7-5, 7-5
• Elena Rybakina vs. Bianca Andreescu
• Jessica Pegula vs. Eva Lys
• Emma Raducanu vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Rebeka Masarova
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Sonay Kartal vs. Elina Svitolina
• Sofia Kenin vs. Lulu Sun
• Camila Osorio vs. Elise Mertens
• Peyton Stearns vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Olga Danilovic
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Ons Jabeur
• Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anna Blinkova

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