MADRID: Holder Petra Kvitova blunted a overdue attack from France's Kristina Mladenovic to advance 6-Three, 7-6 (7/five) into the 3rd spherical of the Madrid Open on Monday.
The Czech 2d seed, chasing a fourth name on the Caja Magica clay, has now gained her closing five suits over qualifier Mladenovic in directly units.
Sloane Stephens beat former world primary Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to equal her easiest showing at the match, defeating the two-time Australian Open winner for the fourth consecutive time.
Belarusian Azarenka dedicated nine double-faults in going down to the American 8th seed.
"I was taking control from the baseline points, I was doing the right things," Azarenka stated.
"I was enjoying sensible tennis. But I didn't create anything else with my serve today and it was actually frustrating.
"I didn't actually have a game plan, that's one thing I want to take a look at and attach.
"I need to make it simpler and just do the right things."
Former US Open winner Stephens also reached the 3rd spherical here in 2014 and 2018.
Dutch seventh seed Kiki Bertens complicated past 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-Three.
Last year's dropping Madrid finalist Bertens hammered 11 aces as she went via in 80 minutes, breaking Ostapenko four times.
In the lads's first spherical at the ATP-WTA pre-Roland Garros tune-up, Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov ended a five-match dropping streak as he put out Spain's Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-7 (five/7), 6-Three.
Khachanov earned his closing win in mid-March at Indian Wells.
Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 7-6 (7/five), while Frances Tiafoe beat Georgia's Nikolaz Basilashvili 6-7 (8/10), 6-Three, 6-4.
The Czech 2d seed, chasing a fourth name on the Caja Magica clay, has now gained her closing five suits over qualifier Mladenovic in directly units.
Sloane Stephens beat former world primary Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to equal her easiest showing at the match, defeating the two-time Australian Open winner for the fourth consecutive time.
Belarusian Azarenka dedicated nine double-faults in going down to the American 8th seed.
"I was taking control from the baseline points, I was doing the right things," Azarenka stated.
"I was enjoying sensible tennis. But I didn't create anything else with my serve today and it was actually frustrating.
"I didn't actually have a game plan, that's one thing I want to take a look at and attach.
"I need to make it simpler and just do the right things."
Former US Open winner Stephens also reached the 3rd spherical here in 2014 and 2018.
Dutch seventh seed Kiki Bertens complicated past 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-Three.
Last year's dropping Madrid finalist Bertens hammered 11 aces as she went via in 80 minutes, breaking Ostapenko four times.
In the lads's first spherical at the ATP-WTA pre-Roland Garros tune-up, Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov ended a five-match dropping streak as he put out Spain's Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-7 (five/7), 6-Three.
Khachanov earned his closing win in mid-March at Indian Wells.
Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 7-6 (7/five), while Frances Tiafoe beat Georgia's Nikolaz Basilashvili 6-7 (8/10), 6-Three, 6-4.
Madrid Open: Reigning champion Kvitova brushes past Mladenovic
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May 07, 2019
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