The Sydney duo of Aleksandar Vukic and Rinky Hijikata have both crashed out of the Madrid Open on a deflating day for the Australian challenge at the celebrated Caja Magica clay-court venue in the Spanish capital.
After the news of home favourite Carlos Alcaraz's withdrawal from the tournament to protect an injury left the home fans deflated, the resurgence of one of Madrid's old favourites, Kei Nishikori, at least gave them something to smile about in the "Magic Box" on Thursday.
