Madrid Open: Kasatkina edges past Pavlyuchenkova to reach last 16
Daria Kasatkina beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Sunday and will face Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in the next round
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No 10 seed Daria Kasatkina moved into the last 16 of the Madrid Open by beating No 20 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 (5), 7-5 at the Caja Magica.
Kasatkina, ranked No 11, will play Kazakh Yulia Putintseva next.
Daria Kasatkina won against Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Madrid tournament, Pavlyuchenkova, ranked No 22, won against Australian lucky loser Daria Saville (6-1, 6-4).
Madrid WTA 1000, other third-round results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 8.770.480, most recent results first):
- Robin Montgomery vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Danielle Collins vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Caroline Garcia vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Marketa Vondrousova vs. Mirra Andreeva
- 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
