Madrid Open: Haddad Maia books spot in quarter-finals, knocks out Sakkari
Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-4 on Monday and will play the winner of the match between Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo in the next round
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Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 11 seed, won against Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Monday.
Haddad Maia, ranked No 14, will play the winner of the match between Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo next.
The Brazilian beat Italian qualifier Sara Errani (6-3, 6-2) and American Emma Navarro, the No 19 seed (6-4, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament, Sakkari, ranked No 6, defeated Croat Donna Vekic (6-3, 6-2) and American Sloane Stephens (6-1, 6-3).
Madrid WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 8.770.480, most recent results first):
- Danielle Collins vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Sara Bejlek vs. Elena Rybakina
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Coco Gauff vs. Madison Keys
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Iga Swiatek vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo: monday
- Ons Jabeur (8) beat Jelena Ostapenko (9): 6-0, 6-4
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