Bertens to second round in Madrid, Kontaveit defeats Venus

Kiki Bertens reached the second round of the big WTA tournament of Madrid. The player from Wateringen was too strong for Maria Sakkari from Greece with 6-4 6-4.
The Dutch number one will play 15th seed Anastasija Sevastova in the second round or Anna Karolina Schmiedlova who reached the main tournament through the qualification rounds.
Anett Kontaveit was victorious in the opening round against Venus Williams. The current Libéma Open champion defeated the sevenfold Grand Slam winner with 3-6 6-3 6-2.
Bertens, pupil of Dutch coach Glen Schaap will play against qualifier Danielle Collins from the USA or Aliaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus in the second round.