Defending Madrid champion Świątek recovered from a nervy opening set to beat Eala, who won their first meeting in Miami in a stunning upset.

There are four exciting WTA Madrid quarterfinals scheduled. One of those is Coco Gauff vs Mirra Andreva, and we at LWOT predict that blockbuster encounter in a separate article.

World No 2 Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the Madrid Open in the round of 16 by Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo on Tuesday as defending women's champion Iga Swiatek had a few scares before advancing to the quarter-finals.