Despite the heartbreaking manner of her defeat to Serena Williams on Friday, Anabel Medina Garrigues is leaving the Spanish capital with a spring in her step.
The battle for No.1 lives on as Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova both won. Anabel Medina Garrigues won the second set on Williams, 6-0 - who are the only other six players to pull that off?
The art of the comeback was a big theme in Madrid on Wednesday night, with Angelique Kerber, Maria Kirilenko, Daniela Hantuchova and Ana Ivanovic all rallying from a set down to win.
Anabel Medina Garrigues beat Madison Keys. The Spaniard was recently honored by Guinness World Records for having the most titles on clay - how many does she have? Serena Williams also won.
Nadia Petrova and Svetlana Kuznetsova will square off for the eighth time, while Madison Keys looks to continue her ascent to stardom at the Mutua Madrid Open.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, who has won the Sony Open Tennis three times before - once in singles, twice in doubles - looked strong in her opener. Victoria Duval also won as the first round wrapped up.
Monica Niculescu survived triple match point in her first round match and another marathon in the final to capture her first WTA title at the inaugural WTA Brasil Tennis Cup in Florianopolis.
