Main draw play at the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open got underway on Saturday as the tournament is kicking into high gear early this year.
The highest-ranked player to get her Madrid campaign going was Karolina Pliskova, the #2 seed successfully cleared her first-round match against Lesia Tsurenko. Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova was busy on the outer courts preparing for her first-round match tomorrow. Not surprisingly, the five-time Grand Slam champ was watched by hundreds of fans hoping to get a glimpse at tennis most famous face.
While Sharapova was busy prearing for her start into the tournament, Madison Keys’ time in Madrid has already come to an end.