By Chris Oddo | Tuesday May 8, 2018
Fernando Verdasco notched his 500th career ATP win and he wasn't the only one cracking milestones on a busy Tuesday in Madrid.
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Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. Each day at Tennis Now we’ll give you a fresh set—without any further ado, here’s what’s happening as of Tuesday evening in Madrid.
200
Dutchman Robin Haase blitzes Hyeon Chung, 6-2, 6-0, to earn his 200th ATP win. Haase won the final 10 games and will face David Goffin in the second round.
14
Simona Halep powers to her 14th consecutive victory at the Mutua Madrid Open, ending the 13-match winning streak of Elise Mertens. Halep will face Kristyna Pliskova in the third round.
500
Fernando Verdasco defeats Paolo Lorenzi to reach the second round in Madrid. The Spaniard is the sixth man from his country to reach the 500-win mark and the ninth active player to get to 500 wins.
299
Italy’s Fabio Fognini fell short in his quest to get to 300 wins for the third straight time. He fell to Leonardo Mayer in first-round action.
26
With her win over Monica Puig on Tuesday, Petra Kvitova takes over the WTA tour lead in victories with 26. The Czech has now won 7 in a row and improves to 22-6 lifetime at Madrid.
19/20
Break points saved by Evgeny Donskoy against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Russian advances, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3), handing the Greek his first opening-round loss since February (Marseille).
5
Number of times that Carla Suarez Navarro has knocked off a Top 20 seed in the first two rounds at Madrid since 2012. On Tuesday she battled back from a set down to defeat No.4-seeded Elina Svitolina, 2-6, 7-6(3), 6-4.
5-13
Johanna Konta's lifetime record on clay in WTA tour-level main draw matches. She fell to Bernarda Pera and dropped to 9-9 on the season--last year she owned nine wins by January 17.