Madrid Open: Collins extends win streak to 15, sets up Sabalenka clash

American Danielle Collins, the No 13 seed, defeated Romanian qualifier Jaqueline Cristian 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the last 16 of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Sunday evening.

Collins, ranked No 15, extended her winning streak to 15 matches and will now play defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, for a place in the quarter-finals.

The American edged out Serb qualifier Olga Danilovic (4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8)) in the previous round of the Madrid tournament.

In the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament, Cristian, ranked No 73, won against Pole Magdalena Frech (7-5, 6-2) and No 22 seed Barbora Krejcikova (2-6, 6-0, 6-2).

Madrid WTA 1000, other third-round results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 8.770.480, most recent results first):

• Robin Montgomery vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Jasmine Paolini (12) beat Caroline Garcia (21): 6-3, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva beat Marketa Vondrousova (7): 7-5, 6-1
• Daria Kasatkina (10) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (20): 7-6 (5), 7-5
• Yulia Putintseva beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-2, 6-2
• Elena Rybakina (4) beat Mayar Sherif: 6-1, 6-4
• Sara Bejlek (Q) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 6-3, 6-1
• Coco Gauff (3) beat Dayana Yastremska (31): 6-4, 6-1
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) beat Emma Navarro (19): 6-4, 6-4
• Madison Keys (18) beat Liudmila Samsonova (15): 6-2, 6-3
• Ons Jabeur (8) beat Leylah Fernandez (32): 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
• Jelena Ostapenko (9) beat Maria Lourdes Carle (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Maria Sakkari (5) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-1, 6-3
• Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Victoria Azarenka (23): 7-6, 6-3
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Sorana Cirstea (27): 6-1, 6-1