Madrid Open: Impressive Potapova takes down Zheng to reach third round

Russian Anastasia Potapova reached the third round of the Madrid Open by defeating Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 8 seed, 6-4, 6-4 at the Caja Mágica.

Potapova, ranked No 39, will play American Sofia Kenin, the No 32 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Madrid tournament, the Russian won against American Ashlyn Krueger (6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2).

Madrid WTA 1000, other second-round results (Caja Mágica, clay, EUR 7.854.000, most recent results first):

• Elena Rybakina vs. Bianca Andreescu
• Jessica Pegula vs. Eva Lys
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Rebeka Masarova
• Emma Raducanu vs. Marta Kostyuk: friday
• Elina Svitolina (17) beat Sonay Kartal: 6-3, 6-1
• Elise Mertens (28) beat Camila Osorio: 6-3, 6-3
• Sofia Kenin beat Lulu Sun: 6-3, 6-2
• Peyton Stearns beat Amanda Anisimova (15): 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (21) beat Olga Danilovic: 6-3, 6-4
• Moyuka Uchijima beat Ons Jabeur (26): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Anna Blinkova (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Katie Boulter: 6-1, 6-2
• Maria Sakkari beat Magda Linette (29): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova beat Cristina Bucsa (LL): 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5
• 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