Alcaraz and Zverev to meet again in Madrid
Under the floodlights of the Manolo Santana Stadium, Carlos Alcaraz managed to inject some much-needed flair back into his game. The first seed defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 7-5 under the night sky of the Spanish capital to book himself a place in the last sixteen in an enclave he is bidding to make his own […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alcaraz, spurred on by the Madrid crowds
The love affair between the fans at the Mutua Madrid Open and Carlos Alcaraz continued to flourish on Friday. There was a palpable atmosphere in every corner of the Caja Mágica as the Murcia native, who survived a tough tournament opener, was spurred to his first victory of the 2023 edition of the event by […]
Alcaraz comes through an epic opener in Madrid
Being the defending champion does nothing to guarantee an easy ride at the Mutua Madrid Open. At a tournament where it is notoriously difficult to protect the throne, Carlos Alcaraz’s attempt to do so began with a match that was not for the faint-hearted. The man from Murcia had to dig deep to get through […]
Masarova wins big in Madrid
“I don’t set myself limits”, Rebeka Masarova ambitiously declared yesterday in the mixed zone after her win over Cristina Bucsa. She was not about to rest on her laurels, her sights were set high, and today she proved she had every right to do so when she took to Stadium 3 of the Caja Mágica. […]
