10 things we learned from the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open
1. Kostyuk, Andreeva send out pre-RG warnings They both have posted a tour-leading 12 wins so far this season on clay, they’ve clinched silverware on the red dirt, and have firmly established themselves among the favourites for Roland-Garros – Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva certainly had a Madrid to remember. Kostyuk is a perfect 12-0 […]
Stat attack: 2026 Mutua Madrid Open by numbers
The 2026 Mutua Madrid Open served up some interesting statistics, with a host of players hitting new milestones, setting records, and etching their names in the history books. Here’s a look at some of those standout facts and figures from the fortnight gone by at the Caja Magica. 1 – Jannik Sinner is the first […]
Siniakova and Townsend extend the reign
Mirra Andreeva stole a lot of the limelight in the run-up to the last weekend of the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open. She had a chance to claim a hugely prestigious double by lifting the singles and doubles titles in the Caja Magica, something nobody has ever done in the history of the event. In the […]
Marta Kostyuk: A journey from teen phenom to Madrid champion
Marta Kostyuk is a woman of her word. The Ukrainian had said she would bring back her famous celebratory backflip if she clinched the Mutua Madrid Open title on Saturday and indeed she did, treating the Caja Magica crowd to a perfectly-executed acrobatic move that would have earned her straight 10s had there been judges […]
Marta Kostyuk’s victorious backflip
“A victory that tastes of champagne”, is how Marta Kostyuk described her triumph at the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open, the biggest title of her career at the age of 23 and her first WTA 1000. The celebration matched the occasion. The champion dropped to the clay as soon as she sealed the win over Mirra […]
The maturity of Mirra Andreeva: “It’s a tough day, but we’ll take lots of positives from it”
Mirra Andreeva approaches life with a maturity far beyond the 19 years of life indicated by her passport. Minutes after losing the final of the Mutua Madrid Open to Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, 6-2, 7-5, Conchita Martínez’s pupil sat behind the microphones of the Caja Magica’s press conference room and put on a masterclass in how […]
Marta Kostyuk finds heaven in the Caja Magica
Madrid has a new empress. Marta Kostyuk has been crowned champion of the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Mirra Andreeva 6–3, 7–5 in the final to culminate the best week of her career in the Caja Magica. Teary-eyed, she celebrated her triumph with a spectacular backflip in the Manolo Santana Stadium, marking a victory that […]
Ailish García Fernández confirms the future has arrived in Madrid
Ailish García Fernández has booked herself a photo to remember in the Caja Magica. The Cantabrian player has been crowned champion of the 13th Under-16 Mutua Madrid Open Girls competition after defeating China’s Ketong Guo in a high-calibre final, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. It was a magnificent battle that delivered a clear message; the future is knocking […]
David Rodríguez Caballero: “The Mutua Madrid Open lets me dream and turn a trophy into a work of art”
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Mirra Andreeva and Marta Kostyuk are the names bidding this weekend to lift Aphorme, the new Mutua Madrid Open trophy. Created by David Rodríguez Caballero, the piece is inspired by the serve, the origin of the point and the movement of the body in competition. At his home, in his studio, […]
A double at the third time of asking?
Mirra Andreeva has already secured herself a special place in the history of the Mutua Madrid Open. A finalist in both the singles and doubles alongside Diana Shnaider, she is the third player to reach both finals of the tournament in the same year. This weekend she will be bidding to do something no one […]
