As the first top ten players began competitive play, there was a small number of surprises.
(Rank/Seed)
1/1 Defending champion Serena was a little rusty to begin with against Putintseva. She trailed a break in the first set before ultimately winning 76(5) 61.
4/4 Radwanska recovered from a second set break to beat Pironkova 62 64 in her first match on clay this year.
5/5 Li lost surprisingly to lucky loser Keys 63 62. The Stuttgart finalist had expected to play Paszek, until the Austrian withdrew due to injury. Sitting in the Player's Lounge, Keys was doing her algebra homework when she received a text telling her she could play. The fact that she didn't have time to worry helped her; she went out onto the court with nothing to lose, hitting five aces and claiming her first top ten win. She had pushed Li to the brink back in Sydney this year and was able to take advantage of her opponent's high unforced error count. This is Li's worst ever result in Madrid, having made at least the quarters since 2010 and her first pre-quarter final loss this year.
6/6 Kerber came from a set and a break behind to edge Hsieh 36 63 62.
7/7 Errani seems well rested, beating U. Radwanska 63 61.
8/8 Kvitova survived yet another three set match, coming from 2-4 down in the third to beat Wickmayer 46 75 64.
10/10 Wozniacki's woes continued as she lost her third straight match, this time to Shvedova 62 64. It marks a fourth straight year she's lost here before the quarter finals.
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