Iryna Begu and Maria Sakkari will meet on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Madrid. Also at Caja Magica, Gabriela Ruse and Monica Niculescu will fight for a place in the doubles semifinals.

Iryna Begu vs. Maria Sakkari, Tuesday, May 2, no earlier than 9:00 p.m.

The match between Begu (WTA 35, favorite 31) and Sakkari (WTA 9, favorite 9) will be the fourth of the day at the Manolo Santana Arena and will start no earlier than 21:00 (Romanian time).

Also on Tuesday, in the first match at Madrid’s third stadium (12:00), Monica Niculescu/Makoto Ninomiya – Gabriela Ruse/Marta Kostiuk will meet in the quarterfinals of the doubles.

The matches will be broadcast live on DigiSport channels.

Madrid Open, program of the day at the Manolo Santana Arena

Karen Khachanov – Andriy Rublev / from 12:00

Mayar Sherif – Aryna Sabalenko / no earlier than 2:00 p.m

Carlos Alcaraz – Oleksandr Zverev / no earlier than 17:00

Iryna Begu – Maria Sakkari / no earlier than 21:00

Bernabe Zapata Miralles – Stefanos Tsitsipas.

What you need to know about Irina Begu’s journey with WTA Madrid

• By reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament in Madrid, Begu secured a check for 161,525 euros and 215 points in the WTA singles ranking.

• In WTA Live, Begu is currently ranked 27th with 1443 points. This is a jump of eight positions, and Iryna will overtake Simona Halep in the next WTA ranking.

• Before reaching the quarterfinals at Caja Magica, Iryna did not lose a single set.

The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in 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.