Swept aside by Paolini, Garcia is already leaving Madrid

In Madrid, Caroline Garcia fell back into her old ways. Opposed to Jasmine Paolini (13th in the world and title-holder in Dubai this year), the Frenchwoman delivered a match that was far too uneven for her to hope for anything. Irregular on serve and in the rallies, she was unable to find the keys to stopping the game of a very confident Italian.

With less than a month to go before Roland Garros, the French No.1 is not reassuring and will have to do better in Rome.

As for Paolini, she will face the unpredictable Mira Andreeva in the last 16. The 16-year-old Russian youngster, already eighth in last year's final, perfectly contained a disappointing Marketa Vondrousova (7-5, 6-1).