Last year's WTA Newcomer of the Year battled past Mayar Sherif in three sets Saturday.

Mayar Sherif and Camila Osorio also advanced Thursday at the WTA 250 event.

Also: Andy Murray reaches his highest ranking since April 2018 and Egypt's Mayar Sherif slides to yet another career-high.

Before each day's play at the Mutua Madrid Open, we'll preview three must-see matches.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva’s impressive run at the Madrid Open came to an end with a loss to second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka

Meanwhile, Taylor Fritz is now one spot away from the Top 10, and Rajeev Ram becomes No. 1 in doubles.

The world No. 74 defeated top seed Maria Sakkari, 7-5, 6-3, at the Parma Ladies Open

And with this week’s rankings determining the seeds at Roland Garros, he’s projected to be the top seed in Paris.

Meanwhile, Barbora Krejcikova made her Top 10 debut and Jannik Sinner cracked the Top 15.

On Saturday in Cluj-Napoca, the 25-year-old overcame home favorite Mihaela Buzarnescu, 7-6 (1), 6-4, to clinch the groundbreaking victory at the Winners Open.