Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka advances at Madrid
No. 2 seed and 2021 champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus advanced to the third round with Thursday's 6-4, 6-3 win over Sorana Cirstea at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
Sabalenka blasted seven aces and converted all five break chances to beat the Romanian and rekindle her confidence on the clay surface.
"It meant a lot," Sabalenka said. "I proved to myself and everyone else that I can play on clay court and I actually ca