Sabalenka’s birthday wish: A second trophy in Madrid
Aryna Sabalenka is hoping for a double celebration this weekend as she looks to mark her 25th birthday on Friday with a second Madrid title triumph. Sabalenka, a champion in the Spanish capital in 2021, continues to be a force to be reckoned with on tour this season as she stormed into her fifth final of […]
And he’s “only” 19 years and 364 days old…
“My dream in tennis is to become one of the best in history. I know it’s a big dream, maybe too big, but in this world you have to dream big and think in the same way. I want to be one of the best in history and I’ll work for that”. These are the […]
Coric challenges the hot favourite
It wasn’t a victory that came down to a net cord on the final point, as was the case against Spanish player Alejandro Davidovich, but Wednesday’s win was a special one for Borna Coric, all the same. The Croat has sealed his passage to the Mutua Madrid Open semi-finals, which will see him cross paths […]
Strycova/Hsieh comeback halted by Fernandez/Townsend in quarters
Former Madrid doubles champions Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-Wei will no doubt be pleased with how their long-awaited return to the WTA circuit has gone, despite their quarter-final defeat to Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend at the Caja Magica on Wednesday. Coming off lengthy breaks from the tour, Strycova and Hsieh defeated two established doubles […]
Alcaraz, back in the semis
Carlos Alcaraz remains on course to defend his throne at the Mutua Madrid Open. The man from Murcia progressed to the semi-finals in the Caja Mágica on Wednesday after beating Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5, leaving him just two steps away from a successful title defence in the Spanish capital. The number one seed managed to […]
From ‘chaos’ to ‘zen mode’, Tsitsipas downs Zapata Miralles to reach last eight
Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals for the third time in five appearances thanks to a late-night 6-3, 6-1 victory over home favourite Bernabe Zapata Miralles on Tuesday. The No.4 seed, a finalist in Madrid in 2019 and a semi-finalist last year, fired 15 winners against 13 unforced errors throughout the 73-minute […]
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 […]
Khachanov reaches first 1000 quarter-final on clay
Doubles partners turned singles foes at the Caja Magica as Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev put their friendship aside to produce a tightly-contested fourth round on Tuesday. The pair, who are contesting the doubles quarter-finals together on Wednesday against Jamie Murray and Michael Venus, entered their singles clash with a 2-2 head-to-head against one another. […]
Sabalenka ends teen Andreeva’s fairy-tale run
Mirra Andreeva’s magical run in Madrid came to an end on Monday as Aryna Sabalenka snapped the teenager’s 16-match winning streak to move into the quarter-finals. Andreeva, who turned 16 on Saturday, owned a perfect 16-0 record in professional matches this season coming into her clash with Sabalenka – a stretch which included back-to-back W60 […]
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 […]