Madrid Open: Potapova makes round of 32, faces compatriot Kudermetova next

Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 21 seed, won against Romanian Jaqueline Cristian 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the round of 32 at the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Friday.

Potapova, ranked No 25, will face Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 12 seed, next.

Cristian, ranked No 168, edged out American Sloane Stephens (5-7, 6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the Madrid tournament.

Madrid WTA 1000, other 64 results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 7.652.174, most recent results first):

• Iga Swiatek vs. Julia Grabher
• Xiyu Wang vs. Bianca Andreescu
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Jessica Pegula vs. Magdalena Frech: friday
• Jil Teichmann vs. Lesia Tsurenko: friday
• Alycia Parks beat Victoria Azarenka (15): 6-2, 7-6 (5)
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (16) beat Alize Cornet: 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Petra Martic (27) beat Laura Siegemund (Q): 7-6 (6), 6-3
• Bernarda Pera (28) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-1, 6-3
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Elena Rybakina (7): 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
• Martina Trevisan (18) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Q): 6-2, 7-5
• Daria Kasatkina (8) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 6-4, 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
• Barbora Krejcikova (11) beat Danka Kovinic: 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
• Qinwen Zheng (22) beat Catherine McNally: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-4, 6-3
• Shelby Rogers (33) beat Ana Bogdan: 6-2, 6-2
• Irina-Camelia Begu (31) beat Karolina Muchova: 6-4, 7-5
• Caroline Garcia (5) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-3, 6-4
• Mayar Sherif beat Anhelina Kalinina (30): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Elise Mertens (24) beat Rebecca Marino: 6-3, 6-1
• Magda Linette (17) beat Marketa Vondrousova (Q): 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4
• Liudmila Samsonova (14) beat Maryna Zanevska: 6-2, 6-3
• Paula Badosa (26) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
• Jelena Ostapenko (19) beat Linda Fruhvirtova: 6-0, 6-3
• Camila Osorio (WC) beat Marta Kostyuk (32): 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Coco Gauff (6) beat Irene Burillo Escorihuela (Q): 6-4, 6-1
• Rebeka Masarova (WC) beat Donna Vekic (20): 6-1, 7-6 (5)
• Jule Niemeier beat Petra Kvitova (10): 7-6 (9), 6-1
• Mirra Andreeva (WC) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (13): 7-6 (6), 6-3
• Maria Sakkari (9) beat Arantxa Rus (Q): 6-4, 6-4