Things will really get moving at the Mutua Madrid Open starting on Wednesday but Tuesday was the fourth straight day featuring opening round matches. Those have mostly gone well for the Americans and that continued as both Jack Sock and qualifier Denis Kudla advanced in three sets. Sock fell behind earlier against Benoit Paire of France but fought back for a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 win while Kudla and Ivo Karlovic of Croatia played three sets to the tiebreaker. Kudla lost the first but won the next two to advance after a match where almost nothing separated the two players.

In men’s doubles action Rajeev Ram/Raven Klaasen (South Africa) needed the tiebreaker to advance over Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-4, 6-7, 10-5. Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson were swept out 4-6, 2-6 by Pablo Cuervas (Uruguay) and Marcel Granollers (Spain).

On the women’s side Vania King/Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) had a walkover against #7 Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain while Raquel Atawo and Abigail Spears lost in a tiebreaker to #8 Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina of Russia 7-6, 4-6, 5-10.

Wednesday brings some interesting matchups. Qualifier Louisa Chirico already has one big upset in this tournament but now will try to get an even bigger one when she faces #4 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Christina McHale takes on Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania and Madison Keys takes on Patricia Mia Tig of Romania, the qualifier who upset Sloane Stephens on Monday.

On the men’s side Querrey will be facing qualifier Lucas Pouille of France while Sock has a fun matchup with Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. Qualifier Kudla faces the toughest test of the day against #9 David Ferrer of Spain.

In doubles action Ram/Klaasen (South Africa) will be facing #4 Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil.

Previous Mutua Madrid Open Coverage:
Preview
Day 1 Update
Day 2 Update
Day 3 Update