Dominic Thiem rolls into second round at Madrid

Austrian Dominic Thiem improved to 17-7 on the clay in Spain with an easy 6-4, 6-1 win over Britain's Kyle Edmund on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Thiem won 85.7 percent of his first serves and saved all four break points against Edmund in 84 minutes of work.

"It was not easy in the beginning," Thiem said. "First match on the center court and I was mainly practicing outside, so it is a different feeling. "I had som