Kiki Bertens has qualified with ease for the quarterfinals of the virtual tennis tournament in Madrid on Tuesday. The South Holland player also won her second group match convincingly against Donna Vekic: 3-0.
Bertens already showed all corners of the track on the PlayStation on which the event is played in her opening game Angelique Kerber on Monday, and that was also the case against Vekic a day later. She also pulled out against her Croatian opponent in no time by quite a few winners.
De Wateringse said when she announced the tournament that she had never Tennis World Tour, the game used and in which the Madrid stadium was recreated in great detail. She immediately started practicing at home two weeks ago and that now paid off.
Bertens already secured himself in an early stage of the quarterfinals due to the victories over Kerber and Vekic. The last group duel against Eugenie Bouchard is only important for the statistics. Bertens also knows her opponent in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, namely Belinda Bencic.
150,000 euros for tournament winner
Many world class players participate in the virtual tournament. For example, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray make their appearance and they also faced each other on Tuesday. Murray showed to be the better of the two on the game console: 3-0.
The organization has made 150,000 euros available for the final winner, who can then distribute the money among players who have come into financial distress due to the corona crisis. An extra 50,000 euros will be donated to charity.
Madrid’s real WTA tournament was recently canceled due to the corona virus outbreak. Bertens therefore has to wait a year to renew her title. She was the best on the Spanish clay last year.
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