Alcaraz country: in search of a third title in the Caja Magica
Carlos Alcaraz has achieved something that once seemed impossible; generating universal expectation during his first years on the ATP Tour. That natural charisma, the innate ability to connect with the fans, is fresher than ever as he arrives at the Mutua Madrid Open. The two-time champion is back at one of the most special tournaments […]
The future beckons
The gates of the Caja Mágica are again open wide, awaiting the best players on the tour. However, in a locker room packed with legends who are used to the dimensions of the big stages, the young guns will be jostling for room to show off their fledgling talent. The new generation of professional tennis […]
Farewell, Rafa
The end of play on Tuesday 30 April 2024 came with one of the most special moments in the history of the Mutua Madrid Open. The midnight that bridged 30 April and 1 May 2024 will be remembered as the moment when the five-time champion (2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017) and most successful player […]
A throne historically reserved for the best
The biggest stars of the ATP Tour have again circled one of the biggest stops on the clay swing in red; the Mutua Madrid Open. The Manolo Santana Stadium is decked out and ready to welcome the best tennis players in the world, meaning the Spanish capital will enjoy two weeks of world-class sport. In […]
Andrey Rublev: “I’d never been through something like that in my life”
An open book. Andrey Rublev, the defending Mutua Madrid Open champion, speaks his mind in an interview in which he looks back at his dream title run in the Caja Magica last season and wonders how he can better it. He claimed his second ATP Masters 1000 crown while being ill for two weeks. One […]
Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Djokovic And Swiatek head the line-up for the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open
The best tennis players in the world will be strutting their stuff at the Mutua Madrid Open once again this year in an edition that will include former champions of the Caja Magica such as Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek. The 21-year-old Spaniard will again be one of the biggest draws […]
Djokovic returns to play the Mutua Madrid Open
Novak Djokovic is set to return to the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Mágica, Madrid. This will mark Djokovic’s 13th appearance in Madrid, having first competed there in 2006, when he began his long and fruitful journey with a victory over Richard Gasquet. Since then, he has claimed the trophy three times (2011, 2016, […]
‘This is the title I am most proud of,’ says Rublev after Madrid heroics
When Andrey Rublev touched down in Madrid, he had little reason to believe he would still be here two weeks later, standing with the champion’s trophy at the centre of Estadio Manolo Santana. He was on a four-match losing streak, winless over a period of six weeks, and searching for the form that earned him […]
Rublev comes back to conquer Madrid
The Mutua Madrid Open has a new king. Andrey Rublev’s name is the eleventh to grace the prestigious winners’ circle at the Spanish Masters 1000 after he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Manolo Santana Stadium (4-6, 7-5, 7-5). The seventh seed needed two hours and 47 minutes to earn himself a place alongside legends such […]
Rublev v Auger-Aliassime: Final preview
When Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger-Aliassime square off on a tennis court, one can always expect a gruelling tug of war will unfold. Their most recent meeting was a two-hour 33-minute duel in the round of 16 in Rotterdam last February, in which Auger-Aliassime held three consecutive match points late in the deciding set before […]
