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It’s crazy how a 96-player draw whittles down; by the first Saturday of the tournament, there are only eight women’s matches on the docket.
And two of them drew the night shift.
We’ll see if Leylah Fernandez’s good run of form of late translates into a win over the No. 15 seed Iva Jovic.
Five of the eight third-round matches, when seeds are due to meet seeds for the first time, held true to form.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
Mutua Madrid Open
Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 21 – May 3, 2026
Prize Money: $8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
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Manolo Santana Stadium (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
1. [11] Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs. [18] Diana Shnaider (RUS)
4. [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs. [29] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) (not before 8 p.m.)
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Arantxa Sanchez Stadium
2. [9] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs. [Q] Dalma Galfi (HUN) (not before 1 p.m.)
3. [4] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs. [31] Ann Li (USA)
5. [14] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [Q] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) (not before 9:30 p.m.)
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Stadium 3
2. [15] Iva Jovic (USA) vs. [24] Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
4. [8] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs. [30] Hailey Baptiste (USA)
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Court 4
1. Anna Bondar (HUN) vs. [WC] Laura Samson (CZE)
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