Coric challenges the hot favourite
It wasn’t a victory that came down to a net cord on the final point, as was the case against Spanish player Alejandro Davidovich, but Wednesday’s win was a special one for Borna Coric, all the same. The Croat has sealed his passage to the Mutua Madrid Open semi-finals, which will see him cross paths […]
Swiatek ploughs on Madrid
Iga Swiatek’s flawless start to the clay swing is gaining momentum at the Mutua Madrid Open. With a ticket to the semi-finals in her pocket, the Pole has now claimed her eighth win in as many matches since starting her title-winning campaign in Stuttgart. The world number one stamped her authority on the Manolo Santana […]
Strycova/Hsieh comeback halted by Fernandez/Townsend in quarters
Former Madrid doubles champions Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-Wei will no doubt be pleased with how their long-awaited return to the WTA circuit has gone, despite their quarter-final defeat to Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend at the Caja Magica on Wednesday. Coming off lengthy breaks from the tour, Strycova and Hsieh defeated two established doubles […]
Kudermetova ousts Pegula to break new ground in Madrid
After spending over 10 hours on court and battling through four three-set matches, Veronika Kudermetova is through to the first WTA 1000 semi-final of her career in Madrid with a hard-fought victory over last year’s runner-up Jessica Pegula. Picking up her second top-10 win of the week – and 13th overall – Kudermetova survived a roller […]
From ‘chaos’ to ‘zen mode’, Tsitsipas downs Zapata Miralles to reach last eight
Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals for the third time in five appearances thanks to a late-night 6-3, 6-1 victory over home favourite Bernabe Zapata Miralles on Tuesday. The No.4 seed, a finalist in Madrid in 2019 and a semi-finalist last year, fired 15 winners against 13 unforced errors throughout the 73-minute […]
Sabalenka, unfaltering
At one set and a break down, Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool on Tuesday in the Manolo Santana Stadium, digging deep to become the first semi-finalist at this year’s Mutua Madrid Open. The world No. 2 was the only player of those in the last eight of the WTA draw who knows what it is […]
Khachanov reaches first 1000 quarter-final on clay
Doubles partners turned singles foes at the Caja Magica as Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev put their friendship aside to produce a tightly-contested fourth round on Tuesday. The pair, who are contesting the doubles quarter-finals together on Wednesday against Jamie Murray and Michael Venus, entered their singles clash with a 2-2 head-to-head against one another. […]
Zapata completes the changing of the guard
Bernabé Zapata Miralles’ victory on Monday means there are now four Spaniards in the last sixteen of the ATP final draw at the Mutua Madrid Open. The player from Valencia will join Carlos Alcaraz, Alejandro Davidovich and Jaume Munar. The situation has not occurred since 2015, when Rafa Nadal, David Ferrer, Roberto Bautista and Fernando […]
Sakkari stops Badosa in Madrid
Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open saw Maria Sakkari knock out the last home player in the WTA competition. The Greek defeated Paula Badosa in a Manolo Santana Stadium that was unable to provide their player with the lift she required (6-4, 6-4), in one hour and 28 minutes. “I knew it was going to […]
Sabalenka ends teen Andreeva’s fairy-tale run
Mirra Andreeva’s magical run in Madrid came to an end on Monday as Aryna Sabalenka snapped the teenager’s 16-match winning streak to move into the quarter-finals. Andreeva, who turned 16 on Saturday, owned a perfect 16-0 record in professional matches this season coming into her clash with Sabalenka – a stretch which included back-to-back W60 […]
