Bertens: “I’m really happy”
Kiki Bertens, the newly crowned champion of the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open spoke to the press after her final against Simona Halep. The Dutch player took a look back at what has been one of the best weeks of her career and forwards to the upcoming clay tournaments. On the match: “I think I played […]
Djokovic: “Beating Thiem was a huge challenge”
Novak Djokovic gave a press conference at the Mutua Madrid Open after progressing to the tournament’s final by defeating Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals (7-6[2], 7-6[4]). Here’s what the world number one had to say: Match analysis: “It was a very important match for me, a very important win against one of the best players in […]
Bertens touches the sky in Madrid
It was second time lucky for Kiki Bertens who, in her second consecutive final in Madrid, made the Mutua Madrid Open title hers after winning a thrilling final against the tournament’s two-time champion, Romania’s Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and twenty-seven minutes of play. The match started later than expected (18:30) as the […]
Djokovic makes a statement
Novak Djokovic is in the final of the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open. The world number 1 will fight for what would be his third Masters 1000 in the Caja Mágica (he lifted the Ion Tiriac Trophy in 2011 and 2016), having beat Dominic Thiem in an intense semi-final (7-6[2], 7-6[4]). It will be his second […]
Strycova and Su-Wei take the title
Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-Wei were crowned women’s doubles champions at the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open. In the day’s first match in the Manolo Santana Stadium, the team formed by Gabriela Dabrowski and Yifan Xu won 6-3, 6-1 in just over an hour of play. It was a high-calibre tie that brought together two of […]
Nadal’s masterclass takes him to the semi-finals
Perhaps Rafa Nadal arrived at this year’s Mutua Madrid Open without the same dominance he has enjoyed in previous seasons, but with the Manacor native’s performance at the Caja Mágica this week it is tempting to think that he is close to finding his A-game. He played some of his best tennis on Friday in […]
Bertens in the #MMOPEN final for the second consecutive year
Kiki Bertens will be fighting for the Mutua Madrid Open title once again. A year after losing the final to Czech player Petra Kvitova, Bertens will have another chance to lift the champion’s trophy after winning the semi-final in today’s night session against US player Sloane Stephens, 6-2, 7-5, in one and a half hours […]
Federer: “I enjoy playing in Madrid”
Roger Federer appeared in the Mutua Madrid Open press conference room after his quarter-final defeat to Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-7 [11], 4-6). The world number 3 and three-time champion of the tournament (2006, 2009 and 2012), covered the following subjects before saying goodbye to the Caja Mágica. Confidence for the French Open: “Yeah. I feel very […]
Halep seeks her third crown in Madrid
Simona Halep will play her fourth Mutua Madrid Open final after beating Swiss player Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-0 in one hour and fifty-seven minutes of play. It will be Halep’s first final of the season, where she will be bidding to equal Petra Kvitova’s three-title haul in Madrid. As she has been throughout the […]