Real Madrid support Alcaraz in the Caja Mágica
The admiration for Carlos Alcaraz in the world of sport knows no bounds. On Sunday, several Real Madrid players made the trip to the Manolo Santana Stadium to spur on the Spaniard during his third-round clash in the Mutua Madrid Open. The Murcia native, a self-confessed fan of the Whites, enjoyed some very special support […]
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 […]
Badosa stays on course
Paula Badosa had already warned that she expected a “very tactical” match against Coco Gauff. With the nerves of her opener at the Mutua Madrid Open against Elisabetta Cocciaretto behind her, the Spaniard was able to put a plan together and execute it well enough to leave her American opponent floundering in a Manolo Santana […]
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 […]
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 […]
The No.1 keeps her foot to the floor in the Caja Mágica
The streak goes on. Iga Swiatek has won all five of her matches on clay so far this year and is now in the third round at the Mutua Madrid Open. The recent champion in Stuttgart was unfaltering in her Friday opener in the Caja Mágica, where she beat Julia Grabher 6-3, 6-2 in just […]
Pegula looks to repeat as she opens with victory in Madrid
Jessica Pegula arrived at this year’s Mutua Madrid Open as one of the hot favourites to claim the title on Saturday the 6th of May. The 2022 finalist is hoping for, at least, a repeat of last year’s performance. She is dreaming of emulating her compatriot Serena Williams by becoming just the second US player to […]