What we learned from the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open
A thrilling Mutua Madrid Open has come to a close and we’re left with some unforgettable memories and special moments that took place both on and off the court. Here’s what we learned from the 2025 edition of the tournament… Sabalenka a class apart In eight tournaments so far this season, Aryna Sabalenka has made […]
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 […]
Sabalenka in ‘crazy’ form heading into final clash with Gauff
When Aryna Sabalenka was told that she had just booked herself a spot in the final for a fourth consecutive tournament with her win over Elina Svitolina on Thursday, the world No.1 was legitimately surprised. “I wasn’t even thinking about that. It sounds crazy,” said Sabalenka when the interviewer told her she made finals in […]
Doubles masters snatch a ticket to the final
A double comeback from Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens sealed their passage to the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open final in a frenetic clash with Victoria Azarenka and Ashlyn Krueger. ‘Vika’ was vying for a second title in Madrid, but she eventually bowed out on the verge of the final. The result means both Veronika and […]
Gauff dethrones Swiatek in Madrid
When the clock in the Manolo Santana Stadium showed that the Mutua Madrid Open semifinal between Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff had been underway for 50 minutes, the Pole was sitting on her chair with a towel draped over her face. Something was seriously awry with her game: the scoreboard read an unthinkable 6-1, 3-0, […]
Qinwen Zheng and the Spanish ‘balance’: “You enjoy life and you’re good athletes”
Qinwen Zheng has been living in Spain for almost six years. The Chinese player moved to Barcelona to start working under Pere Riba, her coach, who has shaped her into one of the best tennis players in the world. During her time at the Mutua Madrid Open, Zheng visited the set of ‘Iguales’, the tournament’s […]
Sabalenka can dig deep too
After 84 minutes of gritty tennis Aryna Sabalenka and Marta Kostyuk had barely finished their closely-contested first set in what was one of the clashes of the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open so far. The second was not far behind at 68 minutes for a total match time of 2 hours and 32 minutes in a […]
Can anyone stop Svitolina?
Elina Svitolina has quietly been putting together an incredible clay-court run in the last three weeks and it has become impossible not to notice. The former world No.3 has won her last 11 consecutive matches, and last 22 sets in a row, and is now into the Mutua Madrid Open semi-finals for the first time […]