Zverev, back in Madrid final
Alexander Zverev is bidding to make the Manolo Santana one of the most significant venues of his career. The German beat Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to reach his third Mutua Madrid Open final, where he lifted the trophy in the 2018 and 2021 editions of the event. The Greek was the last […]
Alcaraz: “Winning these matches makes me happy”
Carlos Alcaraz waits for no man. The Spaniard has reached the final of the Mutua Madrid Open in impressive style, seeing off Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in consecutive matches, and is now just one victory away from the title. The Murcia native has made himself the Caja Mágica’s new star with his ferocious style, […]
Dabrowski/Olmos conquer Madrid
This Mutua Madrid Open’s first final, the women’s doubles, took place on the Manolo Santana centre court between the second and third best duos in the tournament, those of Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos, and Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs, respectively. Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski was playing her third final on the Madrid clay, all with […]
Nadal: “It’s an easy loss to digest”
Rafael Nadal failed to reach the penultimate round on Friday after a defeat to his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, who beat the Mallorcan for the first time, in three sets (6-2, 1-6, 6-3) after two previous encounters. The result means Nadal has said adios to the Mutua Madrid Open in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year. […]
Tsitsipas bursts into the semis
It was a high-octane clash in the Manolo Santana Stadium between two top-10 players, world numbers five Stefanos Tsitsipas and eight Andrey Rublev. The Greek, runner-up in 2019 when he lost to Novak Djokovic in two sets, arrived in Madrid after a successful start to the clay swing (champion in Monte Carlo and quarter-finalist in […]
The apprentice upsets the master
It was a hotly anticipated final and the atmosphere in the Manolo Santana Stadium on Thursday lived up to the expectations. The Caja Mágica’s centre court was packed to the rafters, with 12,500 spectators in the stands to witness Carlos Alcaraz win an all- Spanish clash against Rafael Nadal and stamp his ticket to the semi-finals of the Mutua […]