Canadian duo ousted at Mutua Madrid Open
Third-seeded Dominic Thiem rolled to victory in less than an hour, while No. 6 Andrey Rublev had to rally from a set down Tuesday on the clay courts at the Mutua Madrid Open. Rublev needed two hours, 19 minutes to beat American Tommy Paul 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4. The Russian and world No. 7 struggled to control the ball but was able to grind out the win. Thiem, on the other hand, was sharp after playing in his first match in two months. The Austrian ousted American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-3 in 57 minutes to cruise into the third round. Thiem made the finals at Madrid in both 2017 and 2018. In other second-round action, Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik upset 11th-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours, 19 minutes. Bublik took advantage of Shapovalov's 40 unforced errors and 14 double faults. “I started on the same level as the other day, so it's not so much of my game not working. It's more mental,” Shapovalov said. “Throwing in five doubles in one game, it's not like I don't know how to serve. It's completely mental.” In other first-round action Tuesday, Norway's Casper Ruud beat No. 15 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-1, 6-4.