Osaka, Halep reach 3rd round of Madrid Open

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Patna : World No 1 Naomi Osaka, 21, Japan, and World No 3 Simona Halep, 27, Romania, advanced to the 3rd round of Madrid Open on May 7, 2019.

Osaka, the winner of Wimbledon and US Open singles title, beat World No 73 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 22, Spain, 7-6, 3-6, 6-0 in a tough contest in the 2nd round. Osaka fired 4 Aces in the match to just 1 by Tormo. Osaka won 6 break points in the match to 5 by Tormo. Tormo committed 5 double faults to 2 by Osaka. Osaka won 6 games in a row in the match to 4 by Tormo.

Halep beat World No 41 Johanna Konta, UK,  7-5, 6-1 in the 2nd round. Halep broke Konta’s service 5 times in the match while the latter broke her service twice. Halep also won 6 games in a row in the match to 3 by Konta.