Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain, WTA Premier

[Hoergren]

The third premier mandatory event - where it's possible to earn 1000 point and a great deal of cash

Here is the draw

I won't be making a schedule or writing the results - I just think there should be a thread. And since this picture was taken the draw has been revised because Aga has withdrawn from Madrid and Rome.
Madison Keys into her spot and Pavlyuchenkova into Keys spot. So Maria Sharapova is meeting Lucic-Baroni instead.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

What is up with Aga?

 

[10isfan]

Aga withdrew with right foot injury. I think she's been hurt for a long time. Good decision to rest. She wasn't going to make any impact on clay.

 

[Moxie]

DATE: May 5 - May 14, 2017
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: $5,439,350
FIELD SIZE: 64
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Simona Halep

Seeds:

1 KERBER, Angelique
2 PLISKOVA, Karolina
3 HALEP, Simona
4 CIBULKOVA, Dominika
5 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe
6 KONTA, Johanna
7 KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana
8 KEYS, Madison
9 WOZNIAKI, Caroline
10 SVITOLINA, Elina
11 VESNINA, Elena
12 PAVYLUCHENCOVA, Anastasia
13 MLADENOVIC, Karolina
14 STRYCOVA, Barbora
15 STOSUR, Samantha
16 LUCIC-BARONI, Mirjana

The Players

Radwanska has withdrawn.

About Madrid

Madrid is the third largest city in the EU and has its third largest GDP. It's the largest city in Spain, and also its center of banking, advertising, filmmaking and government. Located on a high plain 2000+ feet above sea level, it has the highest elevation of the main tournaments. Once considered stodgy and old-fashioned, Madrid has leapt to the fore of fashion, food and film in Europe, without losing any of it's Old World charm.

 

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Some upsets and results from 1. round

Madison Keys are out - lost to Misaki Doi who was beaten in Prague by Caroline:clap

Eugenie Bouchard got a fine start defeating Alize Cornet:clap

Johanna Konta out too lost to Siegemund. Match finished at 02.17 AM local time!

In an extremely competitive encounter, Wozniacki overcomes a shoulder injury & Niculescu 75 67(3) 64 after 3H27M! Extends H2H to 8-0!

Muguruza is out lost to Bacsinszky

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is out lost to Sorana Cirstea

Svitolina is out lost to S.Zheng

 

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Results from the Madrid Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Saturday

Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Alize Cornet (France) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Irina Begu (Romania) beat 12-Elena Vesnina (Russia) 6-4 6-4
Misaki Doi (Japan) beat 9-Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) 6-1 7-6(4)
Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat Zhang Shuai (China) 6-2 6-4
2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) 7-6(5) 2-6 6-2
Alison Riske (U.S.) beat Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4
Roberta Vinci (Italy) beat Daria Kasatkina (Russia) 6-1 1-6 6-1

 

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Bouchard's win in Madrid sets up a potential clash with Maria Sharapova. As we know, Bouchard has been less than enthusiastic about Sharapova's return.

Disappointing loss for Madison Keys.

 

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[Kieran]

I mean, there's no justification for a tennis match to be finishing at 2;17am, local time! I dunno what time they must have gone on court at, but this is ridiculous, and very unfair on players... :nono

 

[Hoergren]

I mean, there's no justification for a tennis match to be finishing at 2;17am, local time! I dunno what time they must have gone on court at, but this is ridiculous, and very unfair on players... :nono

They began about 20 minutes to midnight and yes it's unfair to the players.

 

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Domnatrix won her first match against the veteran Lucic-Barroni who is also coming back this year after long time (from injuries, not from suspension) with success.

 

[Tenfan63]

Domnatrix won her first match against the veteran Lucic-Barroni who is also coming back this year after long time (from injuries, not from suspension) with success.

Going to be interesting to see how Genie does against her in the next round

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Wimbledon will decide on wildcards only in the week before their qualifying tourney. So, Maria has to keep guessing.

However, if Maria could rack up 400 points in Madrid and Rome put together, she will be virtually assured of a direct entry into the main draw. Even if she could garner only a 100 in these two toruneys, that will virtually assure her of a direct entry into the qualifying draw.

It is very doable. All that she needs is to make it to QF in both Madrid and Rome, or else just SF in Madrid and early exit in Rome.

 

[Kieran]

Domnatrix won her first match against the veteran Lucic-Barroni who is also coming back this year after long time (from injuries, not from suspension) with success.

Going to be interesting to see how Genie does against her in the next round

Bouchard v Sharapova?