Madrid Open LIVE: Reigning US Open champion, Emma Raducanu takes on Anhelina Kalinina in the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday (3 May). Raducanu defeated fellow teenager Marta Kostyuk in straight sets in the second round to advance to the Round of 16. Meanwhile, Kalinina clinched an upset victory over seventh seed Garbine Muguruza to make it to the third round. Follow Insideport.IN for more updates.
Madrid Open LIVE: Emma Raducanu eyes quarterfinals, to play Anhelina Kalinina in third round of Madrid Open – Follow Raducanu vs Kalinina LIVE updates
It means so much 😍
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— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) May 2, 2022
- After winning the US Open title last year, Raducanu haven’t had much success in 2022.
- She faced first round defeats in Sydney Internatinal, Abierto de Guadalajara and in Miami Open.
- She also faced second round defeats in Australian Open and Indian Wells Masters.
- Her best performance so far is a quarterfinal appearance at Stuttgart Open, where she was defeated by Iga Swiatek.
- She is looking to resurrect her season at clay courts this year and has shown good form so far.
- At Madrid, she defeated Tereza Martincova in the first round in straight sets 7-6, 6-0. She continued her impressive form and sailed past Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to reach the third round.
A dazzling debut 🌟
In her #MMOPEN debut, Anhelina Kalinina earns her 1st Top 10 win defeating No.7 seed Muguruza in straight sets!
Five things to know about her ⤵️
— wta (@WTA) May 1, 2022
- Meanwhile, Kalinina too has endured poor start to the year as she had faced three first round defeats so far.
- Her best performance is a quarterfinal appearance at Charleston Open, where she went down to Ons Jabeur in straight sets.
- She also reached the fourth round of Miami Open this year. She is playing her third clay court tournament this year.
- At Madrid, she defeated Sloane Stephens in straight sets in the first round. She also completely dominated seventh seed Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-0 in the second round to set up clash with Emma Raducanu.
Raducanu vs Kalinina Head-to-Head: This will be the first meeting between both the players and their Head-to-Head record stands 0-0. Raducanu enters the contest as the favourite.
Madrid Open LIVE: Emma Raducanu eyes quarterfinals, to play Anhelina Kalinina in third round of Madrid Open – Follow Raducanu vs Kalinina LIVE updates
How to watch Raducanu vs Kalinina LIVE streaming?
Tennis TV is likely to live stream the Madrid Open 2022. It is also likely to be available on the ATP Tour official website and Discovery+
The match is scheduled to begin at 11.30 pm
Madrid Open LIVE: Emma Raducanu eyes quarterfinals, to play Anhelina Kalinina in third round of Madrid Open – Follow Raducanu vs Kalinina LIVE updates