Alcaraz gifts himself a quarter-final in Madrid
The Manolo Santana Stadium sang Happy Birthday to Carlos Alcaraz and he responded with a solid win over Cameron Norrie. The Spaniard turned 19 on Thursday and he celebrated by reaching his first Mutua Madrid Open quarter-final. Now he will face Rafael Nadal on the same stage where the two clashed one year ago, when […]
Nadal survives four match points
Rafael Nadal had to fend off four match points to progress to the antepenultimate round for the fourteenth time in sixteen appearances at the Mutua Madrid Open. On Thursday, he did so for the ninth time in a row (2013-2022), defeating David Goffin in a nail- biting encounter. The third seed needed three hours and […]
Pegula to fight for the title in Madrid
In a dream week in Madrid, Jessica Pegula reached the final of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday by overcoming Swiss player Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes of tennis. In the match that closed the day’s play in the Manolo Santana Stadium, the North American came out on top of […]
Jabeur makes a strong case in Madrid
Ons Jabeur has at last reached a WTA 1000 final, and she has done so in Madrid. The Tunisian player is one step away from winning the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open after seeing off Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-3 in a little over an hour. “I want to win this final. I’m going to put all […]
Zverev and Tsitsipas stride into the quarters
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are leaving no room for upsets. Both the German and the Greek dispelled any doubt surrounding their form in the Caja Mágica as they progressed to the quarter-finals of the twentieth edition of the Mutua Madrid Open. They both did so convincingly. It is true that the world No. 3 […]
An emotional goodbye for Marc López in Madrid
The standing ovation in the Manolo Santana Stadium was the best possible send off for Marc López, who brought a brilliant ATP Tour career to an end on Thursday. Tribute was paid to the Spanish player on the Mutua Madrid Open clay in recognition of a lifetime of sporting achievements. Marc says adios to the tour with […]
Nadal vs Alcaraz, the clash everyone wanted
A long-awaited match in the perfect location, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are about to cross paths in the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open in a hugely attractive battle of the generations. One year on, they will meet again with the clay of the Caja Mágica as their backdrop, but unlike in last year’s […]
Tsitsipas lights up the night at the #MMOPEN
Stefanos Tsitsipas took it upon himself to close out the ninth day of competition at the Mutua Madrid Open by stamping his ticket to the last sixteen. The Greek opened in the Caja Mágica with a two-set win over Lucas Pouille (6-3, 6-4) in one hour and seven minutes of tennis in the Manolo Santana […]
Nadal roars again in the Caja Mágica
You would never have guessed that he has been sidelined for 44 days. Rafael Nadal returned to competition on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open and delighted the fans in the Manolo Santana Stadium with his win over Miomir Kecmanovic. The player with the most titles at the Masters 1000 in the Spanish capital (2005, […]
Zverev’s love affair with Madrid continues
The Mutua Madrid Open is one of Alexander Zverev’s favourite events on the circuit and today was the day of his opening match. Defending champion and 2018 winner, the German has produced some stellar performances on the Madrid clay. Fans will long remember his clashes with Rafa Nadal and Dominic Thiem. Alexander Zverev is looking […]