Madrid Open: Rybakina books spot in quarter-finals

Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open by winning against qualifier Sara Bejlek 6-1, 6-3 at the Caja Magica on Monday evening.

Rybakina, ranked No 4, will play the winner of the match between Kazakh Yulia Putintseva and Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 10 seed, next.

Earlier in the tournament, the Kazakh beat Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-4, 6-3) and Egyptian Mayar Sherif (6-1, 6-4).

Bejlek, ranked No 136, defeated Russian Anna Blinkova (4-6, 6-3, 6-3), Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 24 seed (6-1, 6-4) and American Ashlyn Krueger (6-3, 6-1) in the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament.

Madrid WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 8.770.480, most recent results first):

• Danielle Collins vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Daria Kasatkina: monday
• Madison Keys (18) beat Coco Gauff (3): 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4
• Mirra Andreeva beat Jasmine Paolini (12): 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 6-1, 6-0
• Ons Jabeur (8) beat Jelena Ostapenko (9): 6-0, 6-4
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) beat Maria Sakkari (5): 6-4, 6-4