Sabalenka opens Madrid title defense with win over Stearns (opens in new tab)

On 23 April, in the round of 32, Aryna Sabalenka defeated American Peyton Stearns, ranked 43rd in the WTA rankings, 7-5, 6-3. The match lasted 1 hour and 35 minutes. In the next round, the Belarusian will face Romania’s world number 33 Jaqueline Cristian.