Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain, WTA Premier

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[6] Simona Halep (ROU) d Misaki Doi (JPN) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 3

 

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@JesuslookslikeBorg Konta's gone too.... no Brits left.

 

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Sloane Stephens has lost the first set to outsider PM Tig 6/2 and she's down 3/2 in the second. Is yet another shock on the cards in this wild opening to Madrid?

 

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Stephens serving to stay in the match.

 

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Pathetic performance by Sloane Stephens... Really lacklustre sloppy effort like she couldn't wait to get out of there.

Patricia Tig beats her 6/2 6/3

 

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A lot of surprises today:

Monday, May 02, 2016
singles - Second round
Madison Keys (USA) d Barbora Strycova (CZE) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |
[Q] Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) d [16] Sloane Stephens (USA) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3 |
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d [3] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) | 5 - 7 | 7 - 6 (4) | 6 - 3 |
Christina Mchale (USA) d [13] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) | 7 - 6 (3) | 6 - 4 |
[5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) d [Q] Elena Vesnina (RUS) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |
Daria Gavrilova (AUS) d [12] Elina Svitolina (UKR) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 6 (4) |
[Q] Louisa Chirico (USA) d [14] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) | 5 - 7 | 6 - 1 | 6 - 3 |
[4] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Alizé Cornet (FRA) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2 |

 

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I hope that Muguruza starts finding her way again, soon. Azarenka still looks like the woman to beat.

 

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[5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) d [Q] Elena Vesnina (RUS) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |

 

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[4] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Alizé Cornet (FRA) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2

 

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Cibulkova is getting her ass handed to her at the moment. Garcia takes the first 6-0.

 

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SECOND ROUND
[8] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d Sabine Lisicki (GER)| 6 - 3 | 6 - 2
[10] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) d Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)| 6 - 4 | 5 - 7 | 6 - 4
[6] Simona Halep (ROU) d Karin Knapp (ITA)| 6 - 1 | 6 - 1
Samantha Stosur (AUS) d [11] Lucie Safarova (CZE)| 0 - 0
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Caroline Garcia (FRA)| 0 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d Camila Giorgi (ITA)| 0 - 0
[WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d Danka Kovinic (MNE)| 6 - 3 | 7 - 5
[Q] Laura Siegemund (GER) d [Q] Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)| 6 - 2 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 3

 

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[6] Simona Halep (ROU) d Karin Knapp (ITA)| 6 - 1 | 6 - 1

 

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[8] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) d Sabine Lisicki (GER)| 6 - 3 | 6 - 2

 

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Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Caroline Garcia (FRA)| 0 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4

 

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Incredible turnaround by Dominika Cilbulkova from 0-6 0-3 down... she looked dead and buried.

 

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Petra out... Vika withdraws...

 

[Billie]

Wow, I don't remember the last time I saw so many seeds out by quarterfinals.

Out of 8 ladies left, half of them from Romania:

Thursday, May 05, 2016

Manolo Santana

14:00 - [6] Simona Halep (ROU) V Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
21:30 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) V Patricia Maria Tig (ROU)

Arantxa Sanchez

12:00 - Louisa Chirico (USA) V Daria Gavrilova (AUS)

Estadio 3

12:00 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) V Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

 

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SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
[Q] Louisa Chirico (USA) d [4] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | 0 - 0
Daria Gavrilova (AUS) d [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4
[6] Simona Halep (ROU) d [10] Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) d Christina Mchale (USA) | 6 - 7 (6) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4
Samantha Stosur (AUS) d [8] Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3
[Q] Patricia Maria Tig (ROU) d Madison Keys (USA) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 4
[WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d [Q] Laura Siegemund (GER) | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (9)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | 2 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 7 - 5