Polish No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek and American No. 4 Coco Gauff bounced back from first-set defeats to win their respective matches in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday in Spain.

World No.2 Iga Swiatek faces rising pressure in Madrid as key rivals close the ranking gap. With her dominance under threat, making things more interesting.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek has stated that she did not pay much attention to the hype surrounding her first-round opponent at the Madrid Open. The 23-year-old,