Aka confirmed the injury, Buyun was in the first round, Sva reversed to take revenge, and Mukhova withdrew

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Last night, Beijing time, two-time champion and Spanish star Alcaraz held a press conference and officially announced that he would withdraw from this year's ATP1000 Madrid Masters due to a slight tear in his thigh adductor muscle. Alcaraz was saddened not to be able to play in his hometown and said he would recover and return to action in Rome. "I don't think the injury is serious. I'll do some tests next week and see how things go over the next few days. I want to go to Rome and if I can't, the next tournament is the French Open, and I'll try to get back on court as soon as possible. "I wish Aka a speedy recovery!

Let's get back to the field. Last night, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Madrid Masters continued the first round of singles competition. Despite his tenacious play, China's Buyun Chokert lost 3-6 6-7(2) to British qualifier Feinley in his first match.

Others: Brazilian star Fonseca beat qualifier Mole 6-2 6-3; American Geelong eliminated compatriot Lerner-Money 6-1 1-6 7-6(4); Italy's Analdi defeated Croatia's Čurić 4-6 6-4 7-5 to challenge Serbian champion Novak Djokovic in the second round. Briton Norrie, Italians Dardry and Sonego, Bosnia-Herzegovina De Zuch, Frenchman Muller, Japanese star Kei Nishikori, Argentine Echeverri, Chilean Jarry, Canadian Diallo, Dutch brother Grykspoor, American Cannon Opelka and German Struf also defeated their respective opponents to advance to the second round.

Women's Field: Second seed and defending champion Swiatek and 19-year-old Filipino teenager Ieira avenged their defeat in Miami in a highlight-hearted matchup in Madrid, WTA1000, in three sets, 4-6 6-4 6-2.

The winning Swiatek also had good news in the form of a two-set loss to compatriot Sevatova in the Latvian derby, as her potential fourth-round rival Ostapenko lost her first match to compatriot Sevastova in a Latvian derby. Of course, in the third round, Sva will have to accept a challenge from her winning Czech star Noskova.

Fourth seed and rising American Gauff bounced back from a 0-6 win in the first set to win two sets 6-2 7-5 to beat Ukrainian Yastremska for a third straight victory. Next, she will face compatriot Ann Lee, who defeated Canadian Fernandez 6-4 3-6 6-4. 16th seed and Brazilian No.1 Maia ended her nine-game singles losing streak with a 2-6 6-3 6-1 win over lucky loser Pera.

American star Keys, rising star Navarro, Croatian Vekic, Russian players Milla Andreeva, Schneider, Karinskaya, Samsonova, Swiss star Bencic, Poland Fletcher and Ukrainian Starodubtseva also won and advanced.

Doubles: Chinese and Ukrainian pair Xu Yifan/N-Chichenok swept past Panova/Storia 6-0 6-3 to make it through the first round.

Let's take a closer look at the players. Last night, Beijing time, Czech star Mukhova announced that she was withdrawing from the WTA1000 Madrid station due to illness, and her signing was replaced by the lucky loser, Italian Kocciaretto. I wish her a speedy recovery!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player during a match. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Japanese star Naomi Osaka.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)