The first eight matches of the main draw took place today WTA 1000 Madrid 2024, currently taking place on the red clay courts of the Caja Magica. Immediately some surprise results in the Spanish capital, waiting for the big teams to enter the game (all 32 seeds benefit from a bye in the first round) starting from the second round.
First of all, noteworthy is the comeback success 2-6 6-4 6-4 of the young Philippine wild card Alexandra Eala on the Ukrainian stock exchange Lesia Tsurenko (no. 41 in the world), but the Slam winner also leaves the scene Sofia Kenin (6-3 6-4 in favor of the Slovakian Schmiedlova) and the strong Czech Katerina Siniakova (6-2 7-6 for the Argentine Nadia Podoroska).
The Dutch also advance Arantxa Rus (7-5 6-3 over Brenda Fruhvirtova), the German Tatjana Maria (6-7 6-2 7-6 over Stearns), the Russian Anastasia Potapova (7-5 6-4 in the derby with Shnaider), the Romanian Irina Camelia Begu (6-4 7-6 over Linda Fruhvirtova) and the Chinese Xiyu Wang (6-7 7-6 6-2 over Bogdan).
WTA MADRID RESULTS 2024 (APRIL 23)
Eala (Phi) b. Tsurenko (UKR) 2-6 6-4 6-4
Rus (Ned) b. B.Fruhvirtova (Cze) 7-5 6-3
Podoroska (Arg) b. Siniakova (Cze) 6-2 7-6
Mary (Jer) b. Stearns (USA) 6-7 6-2 7-6
Begu (Rou) b. L.Fruhvirtova (Cze) 6-4 7-6
Potapova (Rus) b. Shnaider (Rus) 7-5 6-4
Wang (Chn) b. Bogdan (Rou) 6-7 7-6 6-2
Schmiedlova (Svk) b. Kenin (USA) 6-3 6-4
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