Halep knocked out of Madrid Open, Thiem cruises through The New Nation 06 May 2021
World number three Simona Halep was dumped out of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the last 16 to Belgian Elise Mertens, while Dominic Thiem claimed a straightforward win in his first match since March.
Romania s Halep, who won the Madrid title in 2016 and 2017, is still yet to reach a WTA Tour final this season and this was her earliest exit in the Spanish capital since a 2015 first-round loss.
Halep had sailed through the first two rounds on the Madrid clay without dropping a set but she ended up second best in a match which yielded 15 breaks of serve.
Sabalenka, Thiem show impressive form at Madrid Open 2 minutes read
Madrid, May 4 (EFE).- Aryna Sabalenka and Dominic Thiem were in dominating form on Tuesday at the Madrid Open, cruising to comfortable straight-set victories at that elite clay-court event.
Sabalenka, who had already put herself on the short list of Roland Garros favorites by routing world No. 3 Simona Halep last month at the Stuttgart Open, has shown no signs of slowing down at this WTA Premier Mandatory event and quickly brushed aside Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-2 in their round-of-16 clash.
The seventh-ranked Belarusian was determined to impose her power on her American opponent and executed her game plan to near perfection, winning 86 percent of her first-serve points, striking eight aces and 25 overall winners and not dropping her service once in a match that lasted just 52 minutes.
Halep knocked out of Madrid Open, Thiem cruises through
published : 5 May 2021 at 07:45 Halep is a two-time Madrid Open champion.
MADRID: World number three Simona Halep was dumped out of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the last 16 to Belgian Elise Mertens, while Dominic Thiem claimed a straightforward win in his first match since March.
Romania s Halep, who won the Madrid title in 2016 and 2017, is still yet to reach a WTA Tour final this season and this was her earliest exit in the Spanish capital since a 2015 first-round loss.
Halep had sailed through the first two rounds on the Madrid clay without dropping a set but she ended up second best in a match which yielded 15 breaks of serve.
Madrid Open: Thiem eases past qualifier Giron
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Wed, May 5 2021 12:03 IST |
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Madrid Open Thiem eases past qualifier Giron (Photo: Madrid Open Twitter). Image Source: IANS News
Madrid, May 5 : Austrian third seed Dominic Thiem needed less than an hour to brush past American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-3, while Matteo Berrettini won against his fellow Italian Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-4.
Meanwhile, world number seven Andrey Rublev had to work hard on his Madrid Open debut on Tuesday before booking a place in the third round with a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over Tommy Paul, Xinhua reports.
Rublev had problems adapting to the speed on the ball on the Madrid clay, where conditions are made a bit harder by the altitude of the Spanish capital, but is on track to continue his record of reaching at least the quarterfinals of every tournament he has played in all season.