A tense Tuesday in the Caja Magica
The business end of the Mutua Madrid Open has arrived. There is no more room for mistakes. Only the brave will prevail, and Tuesday is going to be a tense day in the Caja Magica with all eight round-of-sixteen ATP matches in store. Jannik Sinner-Cameron Norrie (11:00, Manolo Santana Stadium) The No. 1 in the […]
Jódar has the respect of the locker room
Earning the respect of the ATP Tour locker room is no mean feat. In such a competitive environment, where years of work are at stake in every match, receiving praise is not commonplace. To hear it unanimously and directed towards a newcomer is truly out of the ordinary. Yet, at just 19 years of age, […]
Blockx sinks Auger-Aliassime and sets his sights on a Belgian record
Alexander Blockx has secured the most significant victory of his fledgling career. The Belgian, ranked 69th in the world, defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime, the third seed and world number five, 7-6, 6-3 to reach the last sixteen of the Mutua Madrid Open and record his first win over a Top 10 player. The result reaffirms the player’s […]
Mérida: “I want to keep competing at this level”
Daniel Mérida may not realise quite what he has achieved until he wakes up tomorrow morning. The Spaniard will leave the Mutua Madrid Open after a remarkable week in which he came through qualies and reached the third round of the main draw. One of the men of the moment in the Caja Magica, the […]
Sinner, listening to the roar of the 2006 generation
Sometimes lofty praise can carry extra weight purely because of the identity of the person who utters it. When Jannik Sinner, the world number one and one of the biggest stars of today’s tennis, takes the time to opine on an entire generation, it’s worth paying attention. The man from San Candido is not one […]
Rafael Jódar: the dream that never ends, the dream that has just begun
A few hours before Rafael Jódar and Joao Fonseca took to the clay of the Manolo Santana Stadium, Jannik Sinner was full of praise for the biggest names in the new generation of players. “Those born in 2006… They’re all very, very good players. It’s such a strong generation”, gushed the world number one. Jódar […]
Sinner moves one step closer to history in Madrid
Jannik Sinner has practically forgotten what it feels like to lose. Sunday saw the Italian notch up his 24th consecutive win in ATP Masters 1000s, defeating Elmer Moller 6-2, 6-3 to move into the last sixteen of the Mutua Madrid Open. At one of the few big events missing from his CV, where he has another […]
Nobody can touch Etcheverry on clay
Tomás Martín Etcheverry is playing like a force of nature at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he could go all the way if his form continues. Sunday saw the Argentine defeat Dino Prizmic 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the last sixteen in the Caja Magica and stamp his authority on the clay, a surface on […]
Pliskova banishes her demons and finds an answer
Karolina Pliskova arrived at the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open ranked 197th in the world. It is a highly unusual ranking for a player who has previously held the world number one spot, claimed two WTA 1000 titles, reached Grand Slam finals and has 17 titles to her name. Her current status also does little to explain […]
Grigor Dimitrov and the art of keeping the noise down
Grigor Dimitrov has made another appearance on Iguales, the official Mutua Madrid Open podcast hosted by Jaime Gravesen. The Bulgarian, invited for the second year to the show, spoke about Madrid, music, coaching, flow, and his one-handed backhand. One topic frequently crops up during the conversation; in a sport filled with information, stimuli, and tension, Grigor […]
