American Peyton Stearns edged out 15th-seeded countrywoman Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 to move into the third round of the Madrid Open at the Caja Mágica on Friday afternoon.

Stearns, ranked No 44, converted on her fourth match point on the Anisimova serve in the final set and will play the winner of the match between Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 22 seed, and Swiss qualifier Rebeka Masarova next.

Ahead of her win today, Stearns edged out Australian Kimberly Birrell (5-7, 6-3, 6-4) while Anisimova received a first-round bye.

Madrid WTA 1000, other second-round matches (Caja Mágica, clay, EUR 7,854,000):

• Sofia Kenin (32) beat Lulu Sun: 6-3, 6-2
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (21) beat Olga Danilovic: 6-3, 6-4
• Moyuka Uchijima beat Ons Jabeur (26): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Anna Blinkova (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Katie Boulter: 6-1, 6-2
• Maria Sakkari beat Magda Linette (29): 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova beat Cristina Bucsa (LL): 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5
• Daria Kasatkina (14) beat Alycia Parks: 6-2, 7-5
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Dayana Yastremska: 0-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Madison Keys (5) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-4, 6-3
• Ann Li beat Leylah Fernandez (25): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto (LL): 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Anastasija Sevastova beat Jelena Ostapenko (23): 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Iga Swiatek (2) beat Alexandra Eala (WC): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Linda Noskova (31) beat Maria Lourdes Carle (Q): 7-5, 6-1
• Diana Shnaider (13) beat Katie Volynets: 6-1, 6-2
• Emma Navarro (11) beat Maya Joint (Q): 7-5, 7-5
• Mirra Andreeva (7) beat Marie Bouzkova: 6-3, 6-4
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (16) beat Bernarda Pera (LL): 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Anna Kalinskaya (30) beat Diane Parry (Q): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Donna Vekic (19) beat Hailey Baptiste (WC): 6-4, 6-3
• Liudmila Samsonova (18) beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-4, 6-4
• Magdalena Frech (27) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Belinda Bencic beat Clara Tauson (20): 7-5, 7-5
• Elina Svitolina (17) beat Sonay Kartal: 6-3, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina vs. Bianca Andreescu
• Jessica Pegula vs. Eva Lys
• Emma Raducanu vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Rebeka Masarova
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Qinwen Zheng
• Camila Osorio vs. Elise Mertens