A new day full of high-level tennis left mixed results. Protagonist in the first shift of the day, Emma Raducanu (13th in the world) fell in a hard-fought match against Petra Martic by 7-6(3), 4-6 and 5-7. In the next round, the Croatian will face Liudmila Samsonovawho landed in the round of 16 after stopping Danka Kovinic 6-4 and 7-6(4).
Another of the favorites that was presented this Sunday was Iga Swiatek (4th). The third seed had to fight for the second time in a row with the score against her. On this occasion, she came back from a 6-7 (3) against Clara Tauson to finally complete the score with a 6-2 and 6-1, keeping her seventh consecutive victory -she has won the WTA 1000 in Doha -. In the round of 16, she will meet the winner of the match between Daria Kasatkina and Angelique Kerber.
The Australian Open semifinalist and 25th seed at the second WTA 1000 of the year, Madison Keys, took over the crossroads of compatriots by defeating Alison Riske 7-6(4) and 6-1. The next challenge for the American will be against Harriet Dart (122nd), the British agreed in this instance from the classification, beating Konjuh and Svitolina on the way.
Sorana Cirstea, seeded 26, was also one of the day’s winners in the desert. She defeated Kalinskaya 5-7 6-1 6-0 to settle into the round of 16 of the tournament. She waits for Simona Halep or Coco Gauff.
