In Madrid, Anastasija Sevastova flummoxed No.2 seed Karolina Pliskova while Gilles Simon won an all-French affair with the most bizarre scoreline imaginable.
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain – WTA Premier Mandatory
Second round
[1] A. Kerber (GER) d K. Siniakova (CZE) 62 16 75
A. Sevastova (LAT) d [2] Ka. Pliskova (CZE) 63 63
[8] S. Kuznetsova (RUS) d A. Riske (USA) 26 76(9) 62
C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) d [10] C. Wozniacki (DEN) 64 26 62
[14] K. Mladenovic (FRA) d L. Davis (USA) 63 16 76(1)
[WC] L. Arruabarrena (ESP) d [15] B. Strycova (CZE) 36 63 63
E. Bouchard (CAN) d [WC] M. Sharapova (RUS) 75 26 64
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain – ATP Masters 1000
First round
[10] J. Tsonga (FRA) d [Q] A. Kuznetsov (RUS) 76(5) 67(5) 75
[11] T. Berdych (CZE) d [Q] D. Istomin (UZB) 64 64
[12] G. Dimitrov (BUL) d P. Kohlschreiber (GER) 76(7) 64
N. Mahut (FRA) d [14] J. Sock (USA) 64 06 76(4)
G. Simon (FRA) d [15] G. Monfils (FRA) 06 60 76(0)
[16] N. Kyrgios (AUS) d M. Baghdatis (CYP) 76(1) 64
[WC] M. Copil (ROU) d [WC] G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 76(6) 46 76(9)
[LL] J. Donaldson (USA) d [Q] A. Mannarino (FRA) 75 63
P. Cuevas (URU) d [Q] T. Bellucci (BRA) 76(2) 46 76(6)
R. Haase (NED) d D. Evans (GBR) 75 62
F. Mayer (GER) d M. Granollers (ESP) 75 75
D. Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] M. Kukushkin (KAZ) 26 76(1) 64
F. Lopez (ESP) d [Q] E. Escobedo (USA) 64 64
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