Collins beats Puig to reach 2nd round at Madrid Open

Published April 29, 2022 9:09 AM

By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer

MADRID (AP) — Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins has advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with a straight-set victory over Monica Puig. The sixth-seeded American won the last eight games on the Arantxa Sánchez court. Puig is returning to action following shoulder and bicep surgeries. The 28-year-old Puerto Rican appeared in only four matches since her first major surgery in 2019. Another American to advance was 12th-seeded Jessica Pegula.

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