Jan-Lennard Struff, after such a good run in Monte Carlo and tearing up the qualifiers all year, lost out Aslan Karatsev, in what was brutal draw for the German.

Benoit Paire has also joined the main draw party in Madrid while on the women's side there were wins Laura Siegemund and Eugenie Bouchard.

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Madrid qualifiers: Struff shocked, joy for Siegemund, Bouchard & Paire