Swiatek strolls into last 16
World No.1 Iga Swiatek is back in the Mutua Madrid Open fourth round, courtesy of a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No.28 seed Bernarda Pera of the United States on Sunday. Swiatek, who came through her opener against Julia Grabher with the exact same scoreline, looked at ease on the clay at the Caja Magica, firing […]
Zverev finds his stride in the Caja Mágica
Having come through an opener in which Roberto Carballés had him against the ropes, Alexander Zverev was close to his best on Sunday, when he produced the type of tennis that won him two Mutua Madrid Open titles (2018, 2021), as well as a runner-up trophy last year. The German never gave French player Hugo […]
Rublev roars into the last sixteen
Andrey Rublev is on a high. The Muscovite has enjoyed his best ever start to the clay swing and on Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open he claimed his tenth win on the surface from eleven appearances in 2023. The fifth seed, with his typically brave brand of tennis, stormed past Japanese player Yoshihito Nishioka […]
Kasatkina finding way back to her happy place
Daria Kasatkina is on a mission this season to unlock her creative side once again on the tennis court and she is putting in the hard yards in order to achieve that. The No.8 seed, who claimed a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Lesia Tsurenko to reach the fourth round at the Mutua Madrid Open for […]
Tsitsipas wins an epic clash with Thiem
A Manolo Santana Centre Court that was packed to the rafters was treated to a barnstorming tennis match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem. It was an encounter that any other year could have been a semi-final, or even a final – both players know what it is to play in the decider in the […]
Badosa stays on course
Paula Badosa had already warned that she expected a “very tactical” match against Coco Gauff. With the nerves of her opener at the Mutua Madrid Open against Elisabetta Cocciaretto behind her, the Spaniard was able to put a plan together and execute it well enough to leave her American opponent floundering in a Manolo Santana […]
Lajovic, Unstoppable
Dusan Lajovic rode the crest of a wave into the Mutua Madrid Open and he is yet to fall off it. The Serb sent Felix Auger-Aliassime packing on Saturday (6-2, 3-6, 7-6[5]) for his seventh straight win on tour. The recent champion of the ATP 250 in Banja Luka needed two hours and 34 minutes […]
Sabalenka made to work in victory over stubborn Osorio
Contrasting styles can often make for the most entertaining of tennis duels and Aryna Sabalenka’s narrow third-round victory over Camila Osorio on Saturday was just that. On one side of the net was world No.2 and reigning Australian Open champion Sabalenka, with her booming serves and massive groundstrokes that are particularly lethal in Madrid’s altitude. […]
Medvedev impresses in Madrid opener
It’s no secret that hard-court guru Daniil Medvedev is not the biggest fan of the clay but that didn’t stop him from defeating a player who has won 19 matches on the red dirt this season in his Madrid opener on Saturday. Making his fourth appearance at the Mutua Madrid Open, Medvedev picked up just […]
Zverev wakes up in time in Madrid
There was an epic epilogue to Friday’s play in the Manolo Santana Stadium. Alexander Zverev had a mountain to climb at 6-7, 3-4 with Roberto Carballés serving at 30-0. The German reacted with a comeback in which he strung together eight straight games to close the match out (6-7[6], 7-5, 6-0). The result keeps his […]