Bouchard blasts past Sharapova at Madrid Open
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Eugenie Bouchard beat Maria Sharapova 7-5 2-6 6-4 at the Madrid Open in a much-anticipated grudge match. |
Maria Sharapova bowed out of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday night after a marathon three set defeat to Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.
The Canadian defeated the Russian, who had been given a wildcard entry as she continues her comeback following a doping ban 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in a match lasting almost three hours on the main court in the Caja Magica in Madrid.
She will now meet number one seed Angelique Kerber in the third round after the German was also made to work hard before defeating Czech Katarina Sinakova 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.
Women's number two seed Karolina Pliskova was the victim of an early surprise as she lost 6-3, 6-3 to unseeded Latvian, Ansatasjia Sevastova.
Number 8 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also moved into the third round after fighting back from a set down against American Alison Riske 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-2.
In the men's competition, Grigor Dimitrov and Thomas Berdych both progressed into the second round, although 15th seed Gael Monfils lost a strange match 6-0, 0-6, 7-6 (0) to fellow Frenchman, Giles Simon.
Number 16 seed, Nick Kyrigios is also into the second round after a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory against Marcos Baghdatis, while Spain's David Ferrer also progressed.
Tuesday sees number one seed, Andy Murray in action, while Spanish favorite, Rafael Nadal will play on Wednesday after being given an extra day to recover from an ear infection.
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