Pulled far out of court by an Anna Blinkova forehand in the Mutua Madrid Open second round, Aryna Sabalenka responded with a ridiculously sharp angle of her own.

Coming forward more often, mixing in drop shots and trusting her touch, Aryna Sabalenka's game is evolving beyond brute force -- and the results are starting to show on clay.

Veronika Kudermetova saved one match point as lucky loser Cristina Bucsa served at 5-4 in the third set of their Mutua Madrid Open second round to defeat to Spanish No. 4 in 2 hours and 44 minutes.

Former No. 3 Maria Sakkari defeated No. 29 seed Magda Linette in straight sets in the Mutua Madrid Open second round, posting consecutive match wins for the first time since the Paris Olympic Games ...

No. 6 seed Jasmine Paolini improved to 3-2 overall against Katie Boulter after dropping just three games to win their first clay-court encounter in the Mutua Madrid Open second round.