Casper Ruud’s 40 greatest hits
Thursday 1 May was circled in red on the Mutua Madrid Open calendar. It is a bank holiday in Spain, some classy tennis is in
Qinwen Zheng and the Spanish ‘balance’: “You enjoy life and you’re good athletes”
Qinwen Zheng has been living in Spain for almost six years. The Chinese player moved to Barcelona to start working under Pere Riba, her coach,
Sabalenka can dig deep too
After 84 minutes of gritty tennis Aryna Sabalenka and Marta Kostyuk had barely finished their closely-contested first set in what was one of the clashes
Local hopes rest on one man’s shoulders
The quarterfinals in the men’s doubles are now set in stone, as are the semis in the women’s team competition at the 2025 Mutua Madrid
Jack Draper, happy to be called the favourite
The absence of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz and the subsequent elimination of Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz mean the new favourite at
Corría el minuto 23 y había que frotarse los ojos…
Disbelief after 23 minutes of tennis… There were just 23 minutes on the clock when Iga Swiatek approached the umpire’s chair to ask for a
Ruud awakening in the Caja Magica
It could be said that he is not the most spectacular player on tour. Perhaps he doesn’t win as many titles as some of his
Madrid lover Cerúndolo chasing a dream in the Caja Magica
For a moment it was as if the Manolo Santana Stadium had teleported to the heart of Buenos Aires. Surrounded by stands that were peppered
Moyuka Uchijima joins the big guns
Nobody in Madrid can keep Moyuka Uchijima down. The Japanese defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 7-5 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid
The spirit of Struff spurs on Diallo
On Tuesday 22 April Gabriel Diallo ended his campaign at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open, bowing out in the second round of qualifying. Borna Coric