00:00Filipino tennis star Alex Ayala advances to the second round of the Madrid Open for the third
00:05straight year after a 6-3, 6-3 win over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. While Ayala sits at
00:12number 44 in the world and Pavlyuchenkova is far behind at number 116, but the Russians still
00:18proved to be a handful given her proficiency on clay. Ayala held her own as she broke her
00:23opponent four times in the match that took 1 hour and 31 minutes to end. She will battle
00:28World No. 21 Elise Mertens of Belgium in the round of 64 on Thursday, April 23.
00:34A win will mark a breakthrough for Ayala, who is seeking to make the third round in
00:38Madrid for the first time in five tries.
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