Australian Daria Saville saw off qualifier Hailey Baptiste in Madrid to set up a second-round clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Madrid, Spain, 25 April 2024 | Matt Trollope
Daria Saville has made the most of her eleventh-hour entry into the Madrid Open, beating Hailey Baptiste to progress to the second round.
Saville overcame the American qualifier 6-4 7-6(5) to set up a meeting with 20th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the 2021 Roland Garros finalist.
Saville fell in the final round of Madrid qualifying but was awarded a lucky loser entry to replace the injured Karolina Pliskova.
Her victory over Baptiste marked her first main-draw win in the Spanish capital since 2016, the year she progressed to the quarterfinals.
Saville, who rises to a projected ranking of No.86 following her latest win, has split two career meetings with Pavlyuchenkova,…
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