Madrid Open: Paolini knocks out Garcia in upset to make last 16
Jasmine Paolini beat Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday evening and will play Russian Mirra Andreeva in the next round
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Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 12 seed, reached the last 16 of the Madrid Open by defeating Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 21 seed, 6-3, 6-2 at the Caja Magica.
Paolini, ranked No 13, will play Russian Mirra Andreeva next.
The Italian won against Andorran wildcard Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (6-0, 6-1) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Madrid tournament, Garcia, ranked No 24, won against Chinese Xinyu Wang (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: sunday
- 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
