Madrid Open | Teen Mira Andreeva continues to shock Daniil Medvedev within the third spherical

(Madrid) Russian teen Mira Andreeva discovered the right solution to rejoice her sixteenth birthday^H birthday ; She continued her sudden achievement on the Madrid Open tennis match with a consecutive victory over Poland’s Magda Linette on Saturday.

Andreeva raised her arms after successful an extended rally that ended with a fourth break of serve that secured the decisive level in her 6-3 6-3 win.

Linnet, who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open tennis match, grew to become the newest sufferer of the rising younger Russian.

Earlier this week, nonetheless simply 15, Andreeva surprised 2021 US Open runner-up Laila Fernandez of Quebec to turn into the third-youngest participant to win a main-draw match on the WTA 1000 match.

She adopted that up by defeating Beatrice Haddad Maya, 14^H World Participant, 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Subsequent problem? None lower than the world’s second seed, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka within the spherical of 16.

“I didn’t count on to be right here and play Sabalenka within the spherical of 16,” Andreeva admitted.

“I’m not likely stunned by my stage (taking part in) as a result of I do know I can play on the sphere. However in fact, I didn’t count on to be right here and get this far.”

Earlier on Saturday, Sabalenka opened her match with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Camila Osorio.

Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion final January, is making an attempt to win the Madrid Open for the second time after her three-set victory over Australian Ashleigh Barty in 2021.

Sabalenka dominated a lot of the encounter, apart from a droop in her match after Osorio referred to as for a medical break because the Colombian went down 1-4 within the second set.

Sabalenka struggled together with her serve however managed to tug herself collectively and win the match.

Afterward Saturday, Spain’s Paula Badosa gave her followers what they had been hoping for, a win, when she upset American sixth seed Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-0.

Romanian Irina Camelia Begu, Belgian Elise Mertens and Russian Lyudmila Samsonova additionally gained their matches respectively on Saturday.

For her half, French fifth seed Caroline Garcia was defeated by Egyptian Mayar Sherif, who had the higher hand 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Profitable return to Medvedev

On the boys’s aspect, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev superior to the third spherical on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Italian Andrea Vavassori in his first match on the match.

Ranked second and third within the ATP rankings, Medvedev dominated the boys’s circuit in 2023 with 4 titles, all gained on exhausting courts. He has posted an total document of 32-4 because the begin of the season.

Medvedev is taken into account the primary competitor to defeat the defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz. Alcaraz needed to battle exhausting on Friday to win his first match match, in three units in opposition to Emil Rossovori.

Nevertheless, Medvedev balances his expectations, as he understands that clay just isn’t his most popular floor.

“As at all times, I’ll do my greatest,” stated Medvedev. “Right now I felt superb on the court docket, and within the rallies I used to be in management which is essential on clay.”

Rank 164^H On the Worlds, Vavassori surprised Britain’s Andy Murray within the earlier spherical.

The Italian produced high quality play early within the match and compelled Medvedev to save lots of three break factors. Nevertheless, the previous US Open champion dominated the encounter by breaking via his opponent’s final recreation within the opening set.

The duel was briefly interrupted by heavy rain, which was welcomed in Madrid which, like different cities in Spain, was mired in a deep drought.

Within the subsequent spherical, Medvedev will face qualifier Alexander Shevchenko, who knocked out Jiri Lechka 6-1, 6-1.

Greek and fourth Stefanos Tsitsipas got here from behind to defeat Dominic Thiem 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5).

Tsitsipas hit 39 consecutive first serves from late within the first set till the start of the third, in keeping with the Skilled Gamers Affiliation.

As well as, two American administrators had been featured within the second spherical. Ben Shelton, 38^H On the planet, he misplaced for the primary time in three units in opposition to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff (65^H), 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. Later, Tommy Ball (17^H) misplaced in straight units, 6-3, 7-6(3) in opposition to 112th-ranked Russian Saviolin^H in ATP.

Two different People, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe, had extra success and reached the following spherical, in addition to Australian Alex de Minaur.