Russian player Veronika Kudermetova and Belgium`s Elise Mertens secured a victory against Japan`s Miyu Kato and Aldila Sutjiadi from Indonesia in their opening match at the Madrid doubles tournament, winning 6/3, 6/3.
The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. This was the first career meeting between the two pairs.
Match Statistics:
| Kudermetova/Mertens | Kato/Sutjiadi | |
| Aces | 4 | 3 |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 |
| Breaks | 3 | 0 |
| Total Points Won | 63 | 45 |
Next, Kudermetova and Mertens will play against the winners of the match between Chan Hao-ching (Taiwan)/Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) and Sara Errani (Italy)/Jasmine Paolini (Italy).
Rupert Hartwell