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

It didn’t take long for the upsets to start pouring in at the 2016 Madrid Open. Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, second-seeded Angelique Kerber and seventh-seeded Roberta Vinci found themselves one-and-done in Madrid on Sunday, all in frustrating fashion.

Radwanska double-faulted six times and was broken 11 times in a 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 loss to Dominika Cibulkova. She got only 53 percent of her first serves in play and actually lost more service points than she won. Clay has long been a difficult surface for the world No. 2, who dropped out in the first round last year at the French Open. 

Kerber, who is looking to build on her first career major championship, halted her own momentum in a shocking loss to Barbora Strycova. The 30-year-old Czech Republic native earned a 6-4, 6-2 win on the back of her strong serve. She won 80 percent of her first serves, faced only one break point, which she held, and was borderline dominant throughout.

“I’m happy about my performance today. I stuck with the game my coach told me, and I was kind of in the zone and stable, which I’m happy about the most,” Strycova said, per the WTA.

Strycova had an 0-5 record against Kerber coming into Sunday, losing in straight sets each time. This time, Kerber seemed out of sorts as she made 22 unforced errors, double-faulted three times and won only 58 percent of her serves. Strycova said it was her patience that …

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