First time lucky
Sorana Cirstea and Anna Kalinskaya are the queens of the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open. The pair beat Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova in an extremely tight final, 6-7, 6-2, 12-10. They needed three match points, but they eventually closed out the first WTA 1000 of their careers. Their names now join the great champions of […]
Aryna, Aryna, Aryna!
Perhaps he did it subconsciously; “Please welcome Aryna, Aryna, Aryna… Sabalenka!”, roared the announcer in the Manolo Santana Stadium on Sunday at 18:30, when Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff stepped on court for the final of the Mutua Madrid Open. He shouted Aryna’s name three times. It was as if he already knew what was […]
Sabalenka joins the eleven-thousand club
We’re running out of superlatives to describe Aryna Sabalenka’s feats. In her career in general, but particularly in Madrid. With her win on Saturday she has matched Petra Kvitova as the player with the most titles in the history of the Mutua Madrid Open. The triple crown is hers. The difference this time, though, is […]
In sickness and in health…
Six years ago Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos said ‘I do’ and their doubles career was born. The union could not have got off to a better start, winning a title on their first outing together. Since then, the Spanish-Argentine duo have not spent a moment apart, besides the odd tournament when one of them […]
Granollers/Zeballos reclaim the throne in the Caja Magica
Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos make history in the Caja Magica. The Spaniard and Argentinian won their second Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday, to return to the throne at one of the tour’s most special tournaments. The fifth seeds won a stunning final in the Manolo Santana Stadium, beating top seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavic 6-4, 6-4 to lift the trophy […]
In search of the twelfth apostle
There are just a few hours before the curtain falls on the jewel in the Mutua Madrid Open’s crown and the last match in the tournament’s 23rd edition. Jack Draper and Casper Ruud will cross swords in a mouth-watering final. Here are seven reasons not to miss the big battle: Both men are bidding for their […]
Marta Gayoso, champion of the Under-16 #MMOpen
After 16 heats and a scintillating final phase, we now have a winner. Marta Gayoso is the girl’s champion of the Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open. She beat Vega Aguilar in a tight three-set battle that lasted over two hours. Both players took to the court determined to conquer the Caja Magica and claim one of […]
Two inspirational figures in the career of the great promise of French tennis
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is one of the most exciting talents in world tennis. At just 21 years of age, the Frenchman already has a place among the elite of world tennis and has already enjoyed a spell among the world’s top thirty players. Despite his youth, he already has two ATP Tour titles under his […]
There’s no stopping Jack Draper
Tickets were completely sold out for Friday’s night session in the Manolo Santana Stadium, and with good reason: Jack Draper and Lorenzo Musetti were due to clash on the clay of the Caja Magica in search of the second spot in Sunday’s final. The two players, each with their own respective style, did not let […]
Ruud, searching for his magnum opus in the Caja Mágica
Casper Ruud is getting ever closer to achieving his goal of winning the biggest titles on the ATP Tour The Norwegian progressed to his third ATP Masters 1000 final on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he will be attempting to claim the biggest title of his career. On his favoured surface, the Scandinavian beat Argentina’s […]
