​Iryna Begu continues her excellent performance at the “WTA 1000” tournament in Madrid: our athlete reached the 1/8 finals after defeating Shelby Rogers on Saturday.

Iryna BeguPhoto: Walter G. Arce Sr. / Zuma Press / Profimedia

Iryna Begu defeated Shelby Rogers at WTA Madrid

Favorite 31 at Caja Magica, Iryna defeated the American Rogers (38 WTA) in two sets, score 7-5, 6-2. The game lasted one hour and 52 minutes.

The match was interrupted by rain with Begu leading 4-2 in the second set, but the Romanian remained focused and won the next few games after returning to the court.

Know:

  • Iryna will fight for a place in the quarters with the winner of the match between Russian Lyudmila Samsonova (18 WTA, 14th favorite) and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko (22 WTA, 19th favorite and Roland Garros-2017 champion).
  • Having reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Madrid, Iryna Begu secured a check for 84,900 euros and 120 points in the WTA singles ranking.

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.

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