Illustrative photo – Czech tennis player Barbora Krejčíková in the round of 16 of the tournament in Miami, March 27, 2023.
Madrid – Barbora Krejčíková advanced to the 3rd round at the clay tournament in Madrid. The 27-year-old tennis player, who plays the role of seeded eleven in the Spanish capital, defeated Danka Koviničová from Montenegro 6:3, 4:6, 6:0. In the fight for the round of 16, she will challenge either the Canadian Bianca Andreescu or the Chinese Wang Si-ju.
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Twelfth ranked player Krejčíková won the match in two hours and 20 minutes. A year older, she defeated Koviničová for the second time and ended her streak of six wins.
The two-time winner of last year's Roland Garros won the first set thanks to four breaks. In the second set, Koviničová improved her serve, in the fifth game she broke Krejčíková's serve and leveled the duel. However, in the decisive action, the Czech Republic did not give her opponent a chance and gave her the “canary”.
Today in Madrid, Marie Bouzková will also be in action, challenging Aliaksandra Sasnovičová from Belarus. The tournament for Petra Kvitová, Markéta Vondroušová, Linda Fruhvirtová and Karolína Muchová already ended on Thursday.
Men's and women's tennis tournament in Madrid (clay):
Men (subsidy 7,705,780 euros):
Singles – 2nd round:
Arnaldi (It.) – Ruud (3-Nor.) 6:3, 6:4, Nišioka (28-Japan) – Molčan (SR) 5:7, 6:4, 6:4, Munar (Sp.) – Griekspoor (30-Netherlands) 7:6 (7:3) scratch, Altmaier – Otte (both Germans) 6:4, 7:5.
Women (subsidy 7,705,780 euros):
Singles – 2nd round:
Krejčíková (11-ČR) – Koviničová (Č. Hora) 6:3, 4:6, 6:0, Kasatkinová (8-Russia) – Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6:4, 6:3, Cheng Chin-wen (22-China) – McNally (USA) 6:4, 7:6 (7:3).
