QNA
Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova continued her strong 2023 season with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Estonian Anett Kontaveit to reach the second round of the Madrid Open.
Romanian Ana Bogdan moved into the second round by edging out Hungarian Anna Bondar 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). Bogdan, ranked No 61, will face No 33 seed Shelby Rogers next.
German Jule Niemeier beat Chinese Xinyu Wang 6-4, 6-2 to move into the second round of the Madrid Open. Niemeier, ranked No 67, will face No 10 seed Petra Kvitova next.
Romanian Sorana Cirstea won against American Lauren Davis 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and will play second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the next round.