Madrid Open: Mirra Andreeva, 15, beats Beatriz Haddad Maia to continue stunning run

Mirra Andreeva, playing successful a WTA main gully for lone the 2nd time, has won her past 15 matches astatine each levels

Russian 15-year-old Mirra Andreeva's stunning tally astatine the Madrid Open continued with a 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 triumph implicit satellite fig 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Her triumph implicit Brazil's Haddad Maia came 24 hours aft she bushed 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez successful circular one.

Elsewhere, American Coco Gauff bushed Spain's Irene Burillo Escorihuela.

Gauff, 19, needed lone 1 hr and 17 minutes to clinch a 6-4 6-1 triumph and volition play Paula Badosa - different Spaniard - successful the 3rd round.

Gauff, who besides burst connected to the WTA Tour arsenic a 15-year-old successful 2019, was the past earlier Andreeva to bushed a top-20 subordinate portion aged nether 16.

Following her awesome back-to-back wins, Andreeva volition look Poland's 17th effect Magda Linette - a semi-finalist astatine the Australian Open successful January - successful the past 32.

"I'm a spot amazed to beryllium successful the 3rd circular but besides everyone was telling maine they are playing the aforesaid level arsenic you, they are conscionable much consistent," said 194th-ranked Andreeva.

"Their intelligence level is antithetic but the game-level is astir the same."

Former satellite fig 2 Badosa was hampered by a limb wounded against Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto but dug heavy to triumph 6-3 4-6 6-4 successful a lucifer lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Germany's Jule Niemeier caused an upset arsenic she defeated three-time champion Petra Kvitova, with the Czech 10th effect losing 7-6 (11-9) 6-1.

A Wimbledon quarter-finalist past year, Thursday's triumph was a 2nd vocation top-10 triumph for 23-year-old Niemeier.