Madrid Open 2016: Wednesday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

Novak Djokovic progressed into the last 16 of the Madrid Open with ease on Wednesday, beating promising youngster Borna Coric 6-2, 6-4.

The world No. 1 looked to be in fine form as he made his tournament bow, having received a bye as the top-ranked player in the first round. His title chances were given a boost on the day, too, as Nick Kyrgios knocked out fourth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka, with the former edging two tiebreaks.

In the women’s draw, there was another big shock, with Daria Gavrilova beating below-par Petra Kvitova, seeded fifth, in straight sets.

Here’s a reminder of the results from Wednesday’s play so far and a closer look at how the action panned out in the Spanish capital.

Men's Draw	Score
Women's Draw
(1) Novak Djokovic bt. Borna Coric	6-2, 6-4
Nick Kyrgios bt. (4) Stanislas Wawrinka	7-6 (6), 7-6 (2)
(6) Kei Nishikori bt. Fabio Fognini	6-2, 3-6, 7-5
(8) Tomas Berdych bt. Denis Istomin	6-3, 6-3
(9) David Ferrer bt. Denis Kudla	6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Pablo Cuevas bt. (13) Gael Monfils	6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
(15) Roberto Bautista Agut bt. Feliciano Lopez	6-3, 5-7, 7-5
(16) Gilles Simon bt. Pablo Carreno Busta	2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Sam Querrey bt. Lucas Pouille	6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4
Joao Sousa bt. Marcel Granollers	6-3, 6-3
Louisa Chirico bt. (4) Victoria Azarenka	Walkover
Daria Gavrilova bt. (5) Petra Kvitova	6-3, 6-4
(6) Simona Halep bt. (10) Timea Bacsinszky	6-2, 6-3
Irina-Camelia Begu bt. Christina McHale	6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4
Samantha Stosur bt. (8) Carla Suarez Navarro	4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Sorana Cirste bt. Laura Siegemund	6-4, 7-6 (9)
Dominika Cibulkova bt. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	2-6, 6-3, 7-5

Updated schedule and reaction to follow.

Wednesday Recap

World No. 1 Djokovic will be desperate to sample glory at Roland Garros for the first time later this month, and with that in mind, strong preparation on clay-court surfaces is vital—this Madrid Open included.

So it’ll be of great encouragement to the Serb that he was in fine form in his first outing at the tournament against an opponent who has the potential to spring a surprise. Djokovic was typically clinical in the opening set, grabbing an early break and grinding down his opponent.

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Coric, still just 19 years old, needed to respond and began the second set with a lot more purpose, keeping the first nine games on serve and even producing a break point in the seventh game, which was eventually saved.

This clip, courtesy of Tennis TV, shows just how tough the 11-time Grand Slam champion is to break, though:

And with the scent of victory in his nostrils at 5-4 in the second set, Djokovic pounced on his nervy opponent to clinch the match.

Wawrinka’s preparations for the defence of his French Open title didn’t go to plan, as he was shy of his peak levels against Kyrgios.

It was a match that all in attendance in Madrid were looking forward to, with these two players sharing something of a chequered past. Kyrgios infamously made derogatory comments about the Swiss star’s girlfriend in August last year.

As we can see, the Aussie was typically fiery out on court, disputing the umpire's decision-making and losing focus, per Live Tennis:

"

"YOU CANNOT SEE ANY SPACE! THERE IS NO SPACE THERE!"

*Whistles*

And since that call, #Kyrgios has lost 3 points. pic.twitter.com/WkowuUUS2X

— Live Tennis (@livetennis) May 4, 2016"

Both men were imperious on their serve, though, with neither losing a break in the entire match. The end result was two tiebreaks, the first of which was particularly thrilling.

After going 4-1 in front, Kyrgios let his lead slip, before both players squandered set points. However, Kyrgios eventually composed himself at 8-7 in his favour on the Wawrinka serve, grabbing a crucial point and edging in front. The second-set tiebreak, which he won 7-2, was more straightforward.

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Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times noted the controversial Aussie still hadn’t pleased the crowd despite his win over the fourth seed:

Also through is Tomas Berdych, who grabbed a straight-sets win over Denis Istomin. Kei Nishikori is also into the next round, although he was made to battle hard against Fabio Fognini, eventually edging a thrilling deciding set by a 7-5 margin.

In the women’s side of the draw, the field continues to open up, with Kvitova sent packing after a stirring display from Gavrilova.

The Czech star never found her rhythm in the match, falling well short in a 6-3, 6-4 defeat. After the tie, The Tennis Island noted a potential reason for her poor form could be due to the fact she’s been struggling with an abdominal problem.

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Additionally, fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka is no longer in contention for this title after pulling out of her match with Louisa Chirico.

According to Russell Fuller of BBC Sport, this was due to a back problem; he also noted how wide open the women’s draw is:

Thursday will see the return of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, who are both well fancied to reach the latter stages of this competition.

Nadal will face off against Sam Querrey, while Murray, whom Radek Stepanek pushed hard in the opening round, will face a tricky test against Gilles Simon. After this classy performance from Djokovic on Wednesday, expect both men to be extremely keen to up their levels from their opening tussles.