Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open was busy with the second half of first-round matches. Photographer Jimmie48 followed the WTA players all day long.
Carla Suarez Navarro of SpainLet’s start with the photo of the day: Carla Suarez Navarro is back on the court with a smile on her face. A week ago the Spaniard announced that she was cancer-free, having completely cured from Hodgkin lymphoma afters months of chemotherapy.
![Carla Suarez Navarro & Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Carla_Suarez_Navarro_Sara_Sorribes_Tormo_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_6153_original.jpg)
Carla was practicing with countrywoman Sara Sorribes Tormo.
![Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Karolina_Muchova_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_5804_original.jpg)
Australian Open semifinalist Karolina Muchova needed just 69 minutes to dismiss Wang Qiang 6-1 6-3 in the first round.
![Naomi Osaka of Japan](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Naomi_Osaka_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_6242_original.jpg)
Naomi Osaka was back on clay for the first time in nearly two years. The second seed defeated Misaki Doi in straight sets.
![Misaki Doi of Japan](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Misaki_Doi_-_Caja_Magica_-DSC_6310_original.jpg)
The world No.79 Doi is now 0-21 against Top 10 opposition. By the way, I really like this new colorful skirt that players sponsored by New Balance are wearing. We also saw it on Coco Gauff today.
![Cori Gauff of the United States](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cori_Gauff_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_7324_original.jpg)
Making her tournament debut in Madrid and playing just the fourth WTA clay-court tournament of her career, the world No.35 Gauff lost to sixth seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-3 6-2.
![Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Karolina_Pliskova_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_7689_original.jpg)
Maria Sakkari won 12 of the last 16 games from 0-6 0-1 down to eliminate Amanda Anisimova 0-6 6-1 6-4.
![Maria Sakkari of Greece](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Maria_Sakkari_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_5847_original.jpg)
The Greek is wearing new Adidas iridescent clothes: the Prime Dope Dye Y-Tank and Prime Dope Dye Match Skirt.
![Anett Kontaveit of Estonia](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Anett_Kontaveit_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_6605_original.jpg)
Anett Kontaveit defeated Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic 7-6(4) 7-5.
![Simona Halep of Romania](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Simona_Halep_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_7031_original.jpg)
Third seed Simona Halep, twice a champion here in Madrid, booked a spot in the second round with a 6-0 7-5 victory over wildcard Sara Sorribes Tormo.
![Daria Kasatkina of Russia](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Daria_Kasatkina_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_6198_original.jpg)
Daria Kasatkina‘s 4-6 6-4 7-6(1) win over qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu made the WTA’s longest matches of 2021 list. After three hours and one minute, Kasatkina closed out the match on her eighth match point.
![Venus Williams of the United States](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Venus_Williams_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_7814_original.jpg)
Venus Williams, a former singles finalist in Madrid, fell to fellow American Jennifer Brady 6-2 6-4. The Williams sister was sporting an outfit from her EleVen In the Curves collection: the Sun Bliss Top and the Sun Bliss Skirt.
![Jennifer Brady of the United States](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jennifer_Brady_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_7911_original.jpg)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Iga Swiatek teamed up in doubles to defeat eighth seeds Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani.
![Iga Swiatek of Poland & Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States](https://womenstennisblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Iga_Swiatek_Bethanie_Mattek-Sands_-_2021_Mutua_Madrid_Open_Day_2_-DSC_7488_original.jpg)
Our Jimmie48 will be on the courts the entire day tomorrow as well, so stay with us for more exclusive photo coverage from the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open.