Qualified to the round of 16, Brazilian world number 12 returns to compete on Wednesday (15). Already the duo of compatriot Luisa Stefani with Kazakh Danilina lost in the opener and is out of the tournament.
Bia will have another tough game today. Her opponent in the quarterfinals will be Rybakina, current Wimbledon champion and runner-up this year at the Australian Open.
Luisa Stefani and Taylor Towsend played for the first time together, and defeated Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Kazakh Elena Rybakina by two sets to zero.
“Now is the time for us to aim for our best, to be out there, and face up to our own emotions and focus on our game", Haddad argued after the victory.