Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka beat Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-3 in the Madrid Open second round to reach the third round.
- She will play Romania’s Jacqueline Cristian next.
- In her first match on clay this year, she said it felt tough and that she grew into the match.
- Iga Swiatek cruised past Daria Snigur 6-1, 6-2 to move on.
- Elina Svitolina lost 6-3, 6-4 to Anna Bondar, who became the first Hungarian to beat a top-10 player since 2018.