Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi lost at the start of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open after retiring in the third set versus Mayar Sherif (Egypt). Both players charged one set, but the Italian retired before the start of the third decisive set due to leg injury.
Thus, Mayar Sherif will face Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine) in the second round.
The 2021 US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez (Canada) surprisingly lost in the first round at the WTA 1000 Madrid Open to the 15-year-old Russian talent Mirra Andreeva by 0-2 (3:6, 4:6).
The American tennis player Amanda Anisimova also leaves the tournament early after losing to Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) by 0-2 (5:7, 2:6).
The Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina, who returns to the court after more than a year of maternity, also lost in the start of the tournament to Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) by 0-2 (4:6, 5:7).
Tatjana Maria (Germany) advanced to the second round after defeating Alexandra Eala (Philippines) by 2-0 (6:1, 6:1), while Camila Osorio (Colombia) moves ahead after victory versus Clara Burel (France) by 2-0 (6:3, 6:4).
Caty McNally (USA) and Rebeka Masarova (Spain) had a harder start of the tournament but succeeded to advance to the second round. The American defeated Dalma Galfi (Hungary) by 2-1 (4:6, 6:0, 6:3), while the Spanish player took the victory versus her compatriot Cristina Bucsa by 2-1 (6:3, 5:7, 6:4).
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) defeated the 16-year-old Czech talent Brenda Fruhvirtova by 2-1 (2:6, 6:4, 6:4), while Xiyu Wang (China) eliminated Varvara Gracheva (Russia) by 2-1 (6:7, 6:3, 6:4).
Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (Spain) also advanced to the second round after winning her match versus Anna Blinkova (Russia) by 2-0 (6:3, 6:0).
