Rafael Nadal: “I do not receive this kind of welcome anywhere else”
Rafael Nadal, one of the favourites to lift the Ion Tiriac trophy, appeared before the media on Monday in a press conference room packed with journalists ready to listen to the four-time Mutua Madrid Open champion. The Mallorcan is back at a tournament that has a special place in his heart and, since arriving on […]
Three magic boxes
The Mutua Madrid Open is played in the Caja Mágica, or Magic Box, a stunning stadium with retractable roofs to make the most of the sun when it shines and provide shelter when the heavens open. The Madrid tournament’s centre court has capacity of 12,500. As well as the imposing Manolo Santana, the venue has […]
Novak Djokovic: “Winning in the Madrid will be a great confidence boost”
The Mutua Madrid Open has crowned its new champion. Novak Djokovic clinched his second trophy in a passionate final against Andy Murray in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a two hour match. It is the Serb’s 64th title, meaning he has now levelled Sampras and Borg. “It’s obviously very flattering to be alongside such […]
Djokovic, the king of the Mutua Madrid Open
Novak Djokovic was crowned champion of the Mutua Madrid Open after coming through a to-and-fro match with Andy Murray, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, in two hours and six minutes of play. The Belgrade native, who reaches a record 29 Masters 1000 titles with the win, is king of the Spanish capital five years after his last […]
Halep Queen of Madrid
Simona Halep was convincing and unforgiving in the women’s final against Dominika Cibulkova. 1 hour and 20 minutes is all the Romanian player needed for a 6-2, 6-4 victory in the Manolo Santana Stadium, with the roof closed due to rain. She was never behind and barely suffered any scares. In just 45 minutes, the […]
Nadal: “I put up a fight but came up just short”
Rafael Nadal will not be back in the final at the Mutua Madrid Open after losing his semi-final clash with Andy Murray in an exciting two hour and eleven minute two-setter that was reminiscent of last year’s final (7-5, 6-4). “In the first set he played better than me”, commented Nadal in a press conference […]
Super-Saturday at the Caja Mágica
The second weekend of the 15th Mutua Madrid Open has arrived and with it the first silverware to be handed out at the Caja Mágica. In the women’s draw the singles and doubles finals will be contested on Saturday and in the men’s competition, Sunday’s finalists will be decided. After an enthralling day’s play on […]
Nadal after beating Querrey: “all victories help you to keep winning”
Rafael Nadal was back on the Manolo Santana Centre Court to play his third-round match against US player Sam Querrey. The Manacor native only needed two sets to see off his opponent (6-4, 6-2) after one hour and ten minutes of play. Despite the result, Nadal had to come back in the first set after […]
The moment of truth
After a thrilling Thursday on which the main favourites all won their matches, Friday in the Caja Mágica will see the quarter-finals in the men’s competition and the semi-finals in the women’s; another day guaranteed to keep the fans on the edge of their seats. First, the Manolo Santana Centre Court will witness a passionate […]
Carla Suárez: “I didn’t want to let the fans down”
The Mutua Madrid Open 2016 lost its last Spanish representative in the WTA draw on Wednesday after eighth seed Carla Suárez was knocked out in three sets by Samantha Stosur. The Canary Islands player did everything in her power to progress to the quarter-finals but she was battling not just the tenacious Australian on court, […]