“The best match of my life”
“I don’t know if it’s because of the level we played, the stage, or the result, but it’s definitely the best match of my life”. Matteo Arnaldi told a packed Manolo Santana Stadium a few minutes after claiming the biggest win of his career by sinking the great Novak Djokovic in two sets, 6-3, 6-4. […]
Coco is gunning for a personal hattrick
Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff is progressing confidently at the Mutua Madrid Open. The fourth seed dispatched her compatriot Ann Li with a resounding 6-2, 6-3. There is a Spanish expression that goes something like “the Coco is coming, the Coco is coming!” in reference to the arrival of some kind of Iberian bogeyman who gives small […]
Pressure, happiness and a prediction
Novak Djokovic plays his opener in the Manolo Santana Stadium on Saturday against Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi on his return to the Caja Magica after a three-year absence. Beforehand, the Serb took to the mic at Jaime Leal’s ‘Iguales’ podcast and once again gave some very intriguing answers. One of the big topics the conversation touched […]
A surprising stat…
Sabalenka has been a finalist at the Mutua Madrid Open three times. On two of those occasions she claimed the title. However, in the Spanish capital it’s a case of all or nothing for the world number one. This is her seventh appearance in the Caja Magica. In her six previous participations she either reached […]
Zverev, hot on the heels of the Big 4 in Madrid
Alexander Zverev knows the Manolo Santana Stadium like the back of his hand. On Friday, as we have come to expect, he found a way to exit it with a smile on his face. The German starts this week as the top seed at the Mutua Madrid Open, where his wins in 2018 and 2021 grant him […]
A light at the end of the tunnel
Nico Jarry’s win in round one of the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open will be like a ray of sunshine for the Chilean, who admits he has had a tough year. Things have not gone his way and, as you would expect, it has taken its toll. When things aren’t going their way, players can struggle, […]
A conversation with the tennis coach of the moment
Having hung up her racket in 2006, Conchita Martínez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion, now trains the biggest young star in the game of tennis: Mirra Andreeva. The Spaniard recently paid a visit to the podcast of Daniela Hantuchova, with whom she evidently has a great relationship. They were fierce on-court rivals for many years, but […]
Swiatek opens her title defence with a tough battle
Swiatek kicked off her campaign in the Caja Magica on Thursday with a win over young gun Alex Eala. It was a successful start to her title defence, despite being a very close three-set match (4-6, 6-4, 6-2). The battle lasted more than two hours. The Filipina defeated the Pole just one month ago in […]
All eyes on Djokovic: “The atmosphere is electric”
Everyone has their eye on Novak Djokovic at the Mutua Madrid Open. And not without good reason. The first is that the most decorated player of all time is back in the Caja Magica after a three-year absence. The second is that the Serb arrives in the Spanish capital on the back of losing his […]
Old rockers never die
The final of the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open 2014 would eventually see Rafa Nadal claim his third title in Madrid. However, there was a 24-year-old out there playing the tennis of his life, who for over an hour managed to outfox the best clay player in the history of the game. Kei Nishikori won the […]