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 […]
Alcaraz eclipses Zverev in the Caja Mágica
Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev played a rematch of last year’s final at the Mutua Madrid Open, and it was a similar encounter. The Spaniard has fired a clear warning shot on the Madrid clay, outclassing the German to a 6-1, 6-2 win in just 80 minutes to book himself a place in the quarter-finals. […]
One step closer
A few days ago Stefanos Tsitsipas presented his candidacy for the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open. The Greek was in fine fettle when he arrived in Madrid, and his ranking would always suggest he is in with a shout. However, theory and predictions are often far from the harsh reality of competition. Today when he beat […]
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 […]
Another step back towards the top
Hurting, but happy, Badosa said adios to the Mutua Madrid Open today after falling to world number 9 Maria Sakkari. It was a painful defeat but the Spaniard’s improvement in recent weeks remains clear. One step at a time, Badosa is returning to her best and shortly after today’s defeat she spoke about how positive […]
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 […]
Medvedev survives the Shevchenko Show
Second seed Daniil Medvedev had to work hard to earn the 300th match-win of his career as he survived an inspired Alexander Shevchenko to reach the Mutua Madrid Open fourth round for the first time on Monday. Shevchenko, ranked 96 in the world, had not dropped a set through four matches in Madrid – in qualifying […]
Real Madrid support Alcaraz in the Caja Mágica
The admiration for Carlos Alcaraz in the world of sport knows no bounds. On Sunday, several Real Madrid players made the trip to the Manolo Santana Stadium to spur on the Spaniard during his third-round clash in the Mutua Madrid Open. The Murcia native, a self-confessed fan of the Whites, enjoyed some very special support […]
Alcaraz and Zverev to meet again in Madrid
Under the floodlights of the Manolo Santana Stadium, Carlos Alcaraz managed to inject some much-needed flair back into his game. The first seed defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 7-5 under the night sky of the Spanish capital to book himself a place in the last sixteen in an enclave he is bidding to make his own […]
Zverev finds his stride in the Caja Mágica
Having come through an opener in which Roberto Carballés had him against the ropes, Alexander Zverev was close to his best on Sunday, when he produced the type of tennis that won him two Mutua Madrid Open titles (2018, 2021), as well as a runner-up trophy last year. The German never gave French player Hugo […]