Daria Kasatkina began her Madrid Open campaign confidently, defeating American Alycia Parks 6-2, 7-5 despite not being at her best. The world No. 14 capitalized on Parks’ 62 unforced errors, particularly in a second set where the American initially led 4-1 but faltered. This win marks Kasatkina’s presence as the only Australian left in the women’s event, where she will face 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova next, while other notable results included victories for world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and sixth seed Jasmine Paolini.
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