Tennis: Poland’s Linette through to 3rd round of Madrid Open

Poland’s Magda Linette has made it through to the third round of the women’s singles at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Spain, with a hard-fought win over Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic.

Magda Linette

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The 30-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 19 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated the 80th-ranked Czech player 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 in their second-round clash in the Spanish capital on Thursday.

Trzysetowa batalia w Madrycie. Linette odprawiła faworytkę❗️#MadridOpen #MMOPEN https://t.co/naSjZx4X7E

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) April 27, 2023

Up next for Linette at the clay-court tournament in Madrid is 15-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva.

Meanwhile, Poland’s world No. 1 Iga Świątek is due to play Austria's Julia Grabher in the second round on Friday.

Poznaliśmy godzinę meczu Igi Świątek. Dobre wieści dla kibiców 🔽#MadridOpen #MMOPEN https://t.co/mTyYucFXrW

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) April 27, 2023

Świątek missed last year's Madrid Open due to a shoulder injury.

mic check 😂🎤@iga_swiatek | #MMOpen pic.twitter.com/BFdwbaECCj

— TENNIS (@Tennis) April 27, 2023

The 2023 Madrid Open runs until May 7.

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Source: IAR, PAP