Bertens convincing in Madrid

Kiki Bertens has reached the third round at the Premier tournament in Madrid. She convincingly defeated Anastasija Sevastova with 6-1 6-4.

Bertens dictated the match from the beginning and forced the 15th seed from Latvia far behind the baseline. The player van de partij en drong de als 15^de geplaatste Letse ver achter de baseline.

The 26-year-old Bertens is ranked a few positions lower (20th) than her opponent but it took her only one hour to claim victory.

Bertens will play Caroline Wozniacki or Ashleigh Barty from Australia for a place in the quarter finals. The Danish Australian Open champion is second seed in the Spanish capital.