A breakout run from Yuliia Starodubtseva, a gritty comeback from Belinda Bencic and another clay-court statement from Iga Swiatek have defined the first week of the Mutua Madrid Open.

After losing a second straight opening match and three in a row overall, Novak Djokovic said he was facing a “new reality” in his two decades of pro tennis. Djokovic’s public coming to terms with his ...