With a full 64-player draw, there is no empty space in the women’s draw in Madrid.

Even the top seeds – including home favorite Paula Badosa, who gets a tough one against Veronika Kudermetova in the opening round – got going right away.

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Mutua Madrid Open
Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Red Clay
Dates: April 28 – May 7, 2022
Prize money: $6,575,560
Draws: S64 – D32

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Final results
Singles, first round

Upsets

Amanda Anisimova (USA) def [3] Aryna Sabalenka 62 36 64

Qualifiers coming good

[Q] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def [5] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 64 75
[Q] Ekaterina Alexandrova def [10] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 62 46 64
[Q] Varvara Gracheva def Alizé Cornet (FRA) 16 75 75
[Q] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def. [LL] Greet Minnen (BEL) 63 02 retd
[Q] Petra Martic (CRO) def Liudmila Samsonova 76 (6) 61

Seeds advancing

[2] Paula Badosa (ESP) def Veronika Kudermetova 63 60
[8] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 76 (9) 61
[11] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def. [Q] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 64 61
[14] Coco Gauff (USA) def [Q] Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 60 62
[15] Victoria Azarenka def. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 76 (5) 63

Other results

Simona Halep (ROU) def. Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 63
[PR] Karolina Muchova (CZE) def. [WC] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 16 63 64
Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) def Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 64 62
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def Shelby Rogers (USA) 75 75
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def. [LL] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 62 63

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