Seeds were falling like rotten apples in the first round of qualifying at the Mutua Madrid Open, while high-ranked WTA players enjoyed a slow day getting accustomed to the environment in the Spanish capital.
Top qualifying seed Amanda Anisimova was bageled twice in her three-set loss to Marta Kostyuk and we have photos from that match. No.2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, No.3 Tatjana Maria, No.4 Monica Puig, and No.5 Aleksandra Krunic all fell in straight sets. The highest seed to make it through the first round of qualifying was No.6 Kristina Mladenovic, who beat Ivana Jorovic, one of three representatives of Serbia on the day, all of whom lost.