Dominic Thiem and Andy Murray kicked off their Madrid campaigns in style while No.3 seed Simona Halep was forced to battle hard before getting over the top of Roberta Vinci.
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain – ATP Masters 1000
Second round
[1] A. Murray (GBR) d [WC] M. Copil (ROU) 64 63
[8] D. Thiem (AUT) d [LL] J. Donaldson (USA) 63 64
[9] D. Goffin (BEL) d F. Mayer (GER) 76(3) 60
First round
[Q] P. Herbert (FRA) d [13] L. Pouille (FRA) 76(5) 67(4) 63
[LL] B. Coric (CRO) d M. Zverev (GER) 63 76(5)
I. Karlovic (CRO) d R. Bautista Agut (ESP) 76(4) 67(9) 76(7) – saved 4 M.P.
B. Paire (FRA) d P. Carreno Busta (ESP) 63 64
A. Zverev (GER) d F. Verdasco (ESP) 75 63
G. Muller (LUX) d [PR] T. Haas (GER) 64 76(7)
R. Harrison (USA) d B. Tomic (AUS) 75 46 62
D. Schwartzman (ARG) d A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 61 63
[WC] N. Almagro (ESP) d [WC] T. Robredo (ESP) 63 36 61
Mutua Madrid Open, Spain – WTA Premier Mandatory
Second round
[Q] Q. Wang (CHN) d [Q] S. Zheng (CHN) 62 36 62
[Q] O. Dodin (FRA) d [4] D. Cibulkova (SVK) 62 64
[WC] S. Cirstea (ROU) d C. Bellis (USA) 63 62
M. Doi (JPN) d [Q] D. Vekic (CRO) 61 62
C. Vandeweghe (USA) d L. Siegemund (GER) 62 46 63
[16] S. Stosur (AUS) d [Q] M. Duque-Marino (COL) 63 75
[3] S. Halep (ROU) d R. Vinci (ITA) 63 26 76(2)
K. Bertens (NED) d T. Bacsinszky (SUI) 62 62
I. Begu (ROU) d [Q] J. Larsson (SWE) 46 76(5) 63
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