Iga Svyatek reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Madrid without emotion, defeating Bernarda Pera in two sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2.

Iga SvyatekPhoto: Yulia Ran / imago sportfotodienst / Profimedia

Iga Sviatek beat Bernarda Pera in Madrid

The world leader and the main favorite had a fairly easy mission in the third round in Madrid, where she easily passed Bernarda Pera.

It took Iggy Sviatek an hour and 15 minutes to reach the round of 16, easily beating the 32nd-ranked WTA player.

In the 1/8 finals, Iga will meet the winner of the duel between Qinwen Zheng (24 WTA) and Kateryna Aleksandrova (17 WTA).

The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay at the Caja Magica complex. It is in the WTA 1000 category, has a total prize money of US$7,652,174, and the title holder is Ons Jabert. Simona Halep won in 2016 and 2017