Monday marks a crucial day at the Mutua Madrid Open with the Round of 16 taking center stage. The competition is intense, featuring a packed lineup of all 16 remaining players. This includes four of the top five seeds alongside six unseeded contenders vying for a spot in the quarterfinals. Here is the schedule for what promises to be an action-filled day of tennis.
Matchup: No. 4 Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic
Start Time: 11 a.m. local (5 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Tied 2-2. Bencic won their most recent encounter in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells this year in three sets.
Start Time: 11 a.m. local (5 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Tied 2-2. Bencic won their most recent encounter in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells this year in three sets.
Matchup: No. 7 Mirra Andreeva vs. Yuliia Starodubtseva
Start Time: 11 a.m. local (5 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: First meeting (0-0).
Start Time: 11 a.m. local (5 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: First meeting (0-0).
Matchup: No. 2 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 13 Diana Shnaider
Start Time: 1 p.m. local (6 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: First meeting (0-0).
Start Time: 1 p.m. local (6 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: First meeting (0-0).
Matchup: No. 5 Madison Keys vs. No. 19 Donna Vekic
Start Time: 1:30 p.m. local (6:30 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Keys leads 3-1. Keys won their last match in three sets during the Indian Wells Round of 16 last month.
Start Time: 1:30 p.m. local (6:30 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Keys leads 3-1. Keys won their last match in three sets during the Indian Wells Round of 16 last month.
Matchup: No. 24 Marta Kostyuk vs. Anastasia Potapova
Start Time: 3 p.m. local (9 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Potapova leads 2-1 overall, but they have not previously played on clay.
Start Time: 3 p.m. local (9 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Potapova leads 2-1 overall, but they have not previously played on clay.
Matchup: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Peyton Stearns
Start Time: 4 p.m. local (10 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Sabalenka leads 1-0. Their only match was a tough three-setter (6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6)) in the second round at Indian Wells last year.
Start Time: 4 p.m. local (10 a.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Sabalenka leads 1-0. Their only match was a tough three-setter (6-7(2), 6-2, 7-6(6)) in the second round at Indian Wells last year.
Matchup: No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Start Time: 7 p.m. local (1 p.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: First meeting (0-0).
Start Time: 7 p.m. local (1 p.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: First meeting (0-0).
Matchup: No. 17 Elina Svitolina vs. Maria Sakkari
Start Time: 9 p.m. local (3 p.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Tied 2-2. Their last match was nearly four years ago.
Start Time: 9 p.m. local (3 p.m. ET)
Head-to-Head: Tied 2-2. Their last match was nearly four years ago.
