Madrid Open Highlights: Andy Murray suffered a crashing first round exit at the Madrid Open 2023. The Briton lost 2-6, 6-7 (7/9) against qualifier Andrea Vavassori. Dominic Thiem meanwhile advanced to the second round. He clinched a 6-4 6-1 victory against Britain’s Kyle Edmund. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka, Caroline Gracia and Coco Gauff advanced to the third round. Follow Madrid Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Madrid Open Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia enter third round, Dominic Thiem advances to second round, Andy Murray bows out in Madrid Open 2023 – Watch Highlights
Men’s Singles
- Dominic Thiem BEAT Kyle Edmund – 6-4 6-1
- Andy Murray LOST TO Andrea Vavassori – 2-6, 6-7 (7/9)
Women’s Singles
- Coco Gauff BEAT Irene Escorihuela – 6-4, 6-1
- Caroline Garcia BEAT Yulia Putintseva – 6-3, 6-4
- Aryna Sabalenka BEAT Sorana Cirstea – 6-4, 6-3
Andy Murray vs Andrea Vavassori
Andy Murray crashed out of the Madrid Open in the first round on Thursday, beaten 6-2, 7-6 (9/7) by qualifier Andrea Vavassori. The Italian world number 164 turfed out the three-time Grand Slam champion Briton in straight sets in the Spanish capital.
Vavassori broke world number 52 Murray twice to take a 4-0 lead in the first set before serving out, with his opponent unable to force a single break point. The 27-year-old broke again for 2-1 in the second set but fired into the net to allow his opponent back in to level at 4-4, with Murray celebrating furiously.
Dominic Thiem vs Kyle Edmund
Kyle Edmund was knocked out in the first round of the Madrid Open, losing 6-4 6-1 to Dominic Thiem. Edmund, 28, is recovering from three knee operations and has lost all six ATP Tour matches in 2023 as he continues his comeback. Thiem, 29, is also gradually coming back from a serious injury – a wrist problem that ruled him out for nine months – and is 93rd in the rankings. Thiem will face world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round.
Women’s Singles
Coco Gauff vs Irene Escorihuela
Gauff came back from an early break down in the first set to oust Spanish qualifier Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6-4, 6-1 on Manolo Santana Stadium. Gauff took 1 hour and 17 minutes to topple the World No.316 and reach the Madrid third round.
Gauff will face another Spaniard in the third round — No.26 seed Paula Badosa. Spanish No.1 Badosa defeated Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday.
Caroline Garcia vs Yulia Putintseva
Garcia followed with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Putintseva had won all three of their previous matches, but Garcia finally got on the board in their head-to-head with a 1-hour and 35-minute win. Garcia’s aggressive play on both serve and return gave her a commanding 6-3, 4-0 lead and she was a point away from reaching 5-0 in the second set.
However, World No.51 Putintseva pulled herself back into the match, reeling off three games in a row and holding two break points to level the second set at 4-4. Garcia, though, regrouped to keep her break advantage at 5-3, and she served out the match at love two games later.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Sorana Cirstea
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, beat Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Thursday evening. The world No 2 avenges a 6-4 6-4 loss to Cirstea in Miami last month to improve to 24-4 lifetime in 2023.
Sabalenka, ranked No 2, will play Colombian wildcard Camila Osorio next. In the previous round of the Madrid tournament, Cirstea, ranked No 44, won against American Lauren Davis (6-3, 3-6, 6-1).
Madrid Open Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia enter third round, Dominic Thiem advances to second round, Andy Murray bows out in Madrid Open 2023 – Watch Highlights
