World quantity two Iga Swiatek made it eight wins in a row on the Madrid Open as she beat Linda Noskova to succeed in the final 16.
The defending champion and 2023 finalist – who continues to be chasing her first title of the 12 months – gained 6-4 6-2 in opposition to her Czech opponent, who famously defeated her on the 2024 Australian Open.
The 23-year-old from Poland needed to dig deep to beat teenager Alexandra Eala from the Philippines within the earlier spherical in Spain.
However this time she regarded extra fluent as she got here by in a single hour and 17 minutes.
Her subsequent problem will likely be a primary match in opposition to thirteenth seed Diana Shnaider of Russia, who didn’t drop a sport in her encounter with Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova.
American duo Coco Gauff and Madison Keys additionally made it by to the final 16 because of straight-set wins.
Gauff, the fourth seed, defeated compatriot Ann Li 6-2 6-3 whereas Australian Open champion Keys, the fifth seed, was a 7-5 7-6 (7-3) winner over Russian thirtieth seed Anna Kalinskaya.
