Madrid: Pavlyuchenkova earns first main draw win of 2023

Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova edged out Andorran wildcard Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7) to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Wednesday afternoon.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will face No 8 seed Daria Kasatkina next. The 31-year-old Russian has netted her first win since the 2022 Australian Open. She cut her season short last spring, due to a recurring knee injury.

Madrid WTA 1000, other 128 results (Caja Magica, clay, USD 7.652.174, most recent results first):

• Alize Cornet vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Sloane Stephens
• Danka Kovinic vs. Sara Errani
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Marina Bassols Ribera: wednesday
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Alycia Parks: wednesday
• Dayana Yastremska vs. Eugenie Bouchard: wednesday
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Laura Siegemund: wednesday
• Julia Grabher (LL) beat Viktoriya Tomova (LL): 6-1, 7-6 (5)
• Lesia Tsurenko beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-1, 6-3
• Irene Burillo Escorihuela (Q) beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Q) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-3, 6-0
• Magdalena Frech (Q) beat Jasmine Paolini: 6-2, 6-3
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Elina Svitolina (WC): 6-4, 7-5
• Xiyu Wang beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4
• Camila Osorio (WC) beat Clara Burel (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Brenda Fruhvirtova (WC): 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Arantxa Rus (Q) beat Amanda Anisimova: 7-5, 6-2
• Mayar Sherif beat Camila Giorgi: 4-6, 6-4 ret.
• Rebeka Masarova (WC) beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
• Mirra Andreeva (WC) beat Leylah Fernandez: 6-3, 6-4
• Catherine McNally beat Dalma Galfi: 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
• Tatjana Maria beat Alexandra Eala (WC): 6-1, 6-1
• Yulia Putintseva beat Claire Liu: 6-4, 6-4
• Linda Fruhvirtova beat Katie Volynets: 6-3, 7-5
• Maryna Zanevska beat Sofia Kenin: 6-0, 6-3
• Rebecca Marino beat Lin Zhu: 7-6 (1), 6-4
• Karolina Muchova beat Anett Kontaveit: 6-2, 6-2
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Barbora Strycova: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Sorana Cirstea beat Lauren Davis: 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
• Ana Bogdan beat Anna Bondar: 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
• Jule Niemeier beat Xinyu Wang: 6-4, 6-2

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