Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open by beating Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. The third-seeded Russian, who is making her sixth appearance at the Madrid tournament, broke her opponent's serve five times but was broken thrice. Victoria Azarenka double-faulted on match point and allowed Serena Williams to join Sharapova in the quarterfinals with a 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 win.
On the men’s tour, Croatia’s Marin Cilic’s return from shoulder injury didn’t go well as he was stopped by Spain’s Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard prevailed 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in a tight encounter. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals with a straight sets win. Also progressing was Rohan Bopanna in men’s doubles. In the second round, top seeds Sania and Martina, defeated Janette Husarova and Raluca Olaru 6-2, 6-3. While, Bopanna partnering with Florin Mergea beat French duo Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.