Mutua Madrid Open: Katie Boulter and Jack Draper crushed as Carlos Alcaraz makes successful begin | Tennis Information

Brits Katie Boulter and Jack Draper exited the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz made a successful begin to his marketing campaign.

On her foremost draw debut within the Spanish capital, Boulter seemed comfy taking part in within the altitude and took the opening set in comfy trend.

However 19-year-old American Montgomery battled again to clinch a surprising 1-6 6-3 6-4 in opposition to the twenty sixth seed and attain the third spherical of the Masters 1000 occasion.

Draper was knocked out after shedding in straight units to Hubert Hurkacz.

The world No 9 reached the third spherical of the match with a 6-1 7-5 victory over the Briton.

Hurkacz cruised by the opening set, main 5-0 earlier than Draper pulled one again and hit his third ace of the match within the seventh on his approach to sealing the set.

Draper took the primary sport of the second set and Hurkacz levelled with a classy drop shot on the internet, however Draper started to edge forward.

Nevertheless, Hurkacz levelled at 5-5 and turned the match again in his favour, breaking Draper within the eleventh sport earlier than securing his spot within the subsequent spherical with a improbable forehand slammed down the suitable on match level.

Defending champion Alcaraz additionally bought off to a successful begin with a 6-2 6-1 win in opposition to Alexander Shevchenko.

The Spaniard broke Shevchenko seven occasions all through the match in a dominant victory which noticed him arrange a third-round assembly with Thiago Seyboth Wild.

Talking on Sky Sports activities after his victory, Alcaraz – who has now received 12 consecutive matches in Madrid – mentioned: “I believe I did fairly effectively, truthfully the final month I simply practiced slices, volleys and backhands, so I believe it labored fairly effectively at the moment.

“That is one thing I used to be occupied with approaching this match, attempting to hit the forehand actually softer and I am attempting to be aggressive with the backhand, attempting to crash the web as quickly as doable. I believe I did a extremely good match in that half.”

Alcaraz missed the earlier Monte-Carlo and Barcelona tournaments on account of damage and was sporting a compression sleeve on his proper arm in the course of the sport.

When requested if his arm was nonetheless troubling him, Alcaraz replied: “Under no circumstances, however I am occupied with it.

“It isn’t going to depart my thoughts I believe… coming into this week, I have been doing good issues in follow, hitting more durable, however I am not feeling comfy taking part in my forehand 100 per cent.

“However I believe taking part in at this stage, I am actually completely happy to do it. I believe I may be aggressive.”

Andrey Rublev received his spherical two conflict with a straight-sets victory in opposition to Facundo Bagnis, whereas defending ladies’s champion Aryna Sabalenka additionally bought off to a successful begin after beating Magda Linette 6-4 3-6 6-3 within the second spherical.

World No 4 Elena Rybakina, who received the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Sunday, additionally reached the third spherical with a 6-3 6-4 win over Lucia Bronzetti.

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