Madrid Open: Shnaider double bagels Sevastova to reach last 16
The Russian will face the winner of the match between No 31 seed Linda Noskova and Pole Iga Swiatek, the second seed, in the next round
Diana Shnaider, Stuttgart 2025
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Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 13 seed, advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open by beating Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 6-0, 6-0 at the Caja Mágica on Saturday.
This was the first time that the Russian has won back-to-back matches on the tour since the Australian Open in January.
Shnaider, ranked No 13 and now being coached by former world No 1 Dinara Safina, will play the winner of the match between No 31 seed Linda Noskova and Pole Iga Swiatek, the second seed, next.
The 21-year-old Russian won against American Katie Volynets (6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the tournament.
This was only the fourth time in the tournament’s history that a female player has won a match without losing a game.
Earlier in the week, Sevastova defeated Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6-4, 7-5) and No 23 seed Jelena Ostapenko (7-6 (2), 6-2).
Madrid WTA 1000, other third-round matches (Caja Mágica, clay, EUR 7,854,000):
- Maria Sakkari vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Elena Rybakina vs. Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Jessica Pegula vs. Moyuka Uchijima
- Sofia Kenin vs. Anastasia Potapova
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Marta Kostyuk
- Rebeka Masarova vs. Peyton Stearns
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens
- Donna Vekic vs. Emma Navarro
- Linda Noskova vs. Iga Swiatek
- Ann Li vs. Coco Gauff
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Belinda Bencic
- Madison Keys vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Liudmila Samsonova vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Magdalena Frech: saturday
