Iga Świątek takes inspiration from Rafa Nadal
3 hours and 11 minutes of battle to claim the Madrid crown for the first time. Iga Swiatek decided that if she was going to open her account in the Spanish capital, she may as well do it in style. No sooner had she sat down in her post match press conference than the Pole […]
Sorribes and Bucsa make history in Madrid
Sara Sorribes and Cristina Bucsa have earned themselves a place in the women’s doubles final after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 7-6 (1). In doing so, they have written their names into Mutua Madrid Open history, as the only home pair to reach the women’s doubles decider, along with Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla […]
Sabalenka v Swiatek 10.0: Preview
Before the start of this year’s Mutua Madrid Open, Aryna Sabalenka said she felt her level had dipped as of late, making way for Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina to form a ‘Big Two’, rather than it being a ‘Big Three’ that included her. Fast-forward two weeks and Sabalenka has firmly reestablished the ‘Big Three’ […]
Jordan Thompson vies for his fifth title of the year in Madrid
Jamie has lost his chance to emulate his brother Andy. The Murrays will not be able to add a third Mutua Madrid Open trophy to the family collection, at least not this year. The veteran team of Michael Venus and Jamie Murray were unable to shake off Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson, who prevailed in […]
Sabalenka bids to extend her reign in the Caja Magica
The Mutua Madrid Open has witnessed some astonishing fight backs through the years and Aryna Sabalenka’s today was one of the most spectacular ever seen in the Spanish capital. The world No. 2 enjoys playing in fast conditions and on Thursday she proved it in the Manolo Santana Stadium. The second seed came back against […]
Lehecka reaches his first semi-finals in Madrid
Jiri Lehecka claimed the last semi-final spot in the Mutua Madrid Open main draw after Daniil Medvedev withdrew injured at one set down (6-4). Félix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev had already booked their places in the round of four and the world No. 31’s surprise run through the rounds has now produced his […]
Granollers and Zeballos, on top of the world
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos are the No. 1 pair in the world in the live ranking after beating the twosome formed by Hugo Nys and Jan Zelinski 16-14 in a roller-coaster super tiebreak. The Spanish-Argentine duo have earned themselves a place in history by reaching the pinnacle of the rankings for the first time […]
‘Calm’ approach key to Vicente guiding Rublev to best form
After his first match at the Caja Magica this fortnight, Andrey Rublev joked that his goal for the season was to “win more than one match”. The No.7 seed arrived in Madrid carrying a four-match losing streak, winless over a stretch of six weeks. “In tennis the good thing is that one week can change […]
Fritz bids to emulate Agassi in Madrid
Very few Americans have ever set foot in the men’s semi-finals at the Mutua Madrid Open. So few, in fact, that since the tournament moved from hard court to the clay of the Caja Magica in 2009, Taylor Fritz is the first one to achieve the feat. The player from San Diego beat Argentina’s Francisco […]
Alcaraz continues to progress, despite bowing out to Rublev
Carlos Alcaraz will not dispute another Mutua Madrid Open semi-final this year after losing 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 to Andrey Rublev in the quarters. Although he was the epitome of concentration in set one, aware of the magnitude of the challenge of toppling a Top 10 player, in the second and third sets he was perhaps […]