Both Canadians involved in doubles action hit the courts on Saturday, with Erin Routliffe (who has already parted ways with bestie Asia Muhammad on the doubles court) pairing with Jelena Ostapenko.
And Victoria Mboko, making her season debut on clay this week, finds Australian Open partner Iva Jovic.
And Venus Williams will play with Katie Boulter.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Mutua Madrid Open
Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 22 – May 3, 2026
Prize Money: €8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Order of play
Women’s doubles, first round
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Court 6 (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
1. [6] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) vs. Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE)
3. Miyu Kato (JPN) / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) vs. Mariia Kozyreva (RUS) / Miriam Skoch (CZE)
4. Jiang XInyu / Xu Yifan (CHN) vs. [WC] Katie Boulter (GBR) / Venus Williams (USA)
5. [3] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs. Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider (RUS)
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Court 8
1. [7] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Sofia Kenin (USA) vs. Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR)
2. [5] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Asia Muhammad (USA) vs. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Quinn Gleason (USA)
3. [2] Katerina SIniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) vs. [WC] Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)
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