Clara Tauson

Marta Kostyuk was the victor in a clash of 19-year-olds in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Clara Tauson to set up a potential meeting ...

“To be fast, honestly,” Teichmann said, when asked what the key to the match was. Fernandez outlasted former World No.9 Andrea Petkovic in 1 hour and 59 minutes to win her Madrid main-draw debut. From there, Kostyuk motored home, winning 15 of the last 20 points of the match. Kostyuk came up with a series of dazzling highlight-reel shots to take control of the match: swashbuckling net play, backhands lasered down the line and delicately finessed dropshots. I have a lot of respect for Petra. She’s one of the greatest.” Despite being peers, this was the first meeting between Kostyuk and Tauson at any level, including juniors.