Alcaraz: “This win gives me a lot of confidence to go for Roland Garros”
Carlos Alcaraz was crowned Mutua Madrid Open champion after beating Alexander Zverev in a dream final (6-3, 6-1) that was the shortest in the history of the tournament. The new ATP No. 6 is having a magical season with four titles won, two of them Masters 1000s, in Miami and the Caja Mágica. The Spanish player admitted that […]
Alcaraz completes a perfect week in Madrid
Carlos Alcaraz‘s potential is limitless. The Spaniard has delighted his home fans by winning the Mutua Madrid Open, beating defending champion Alexander Zverev in two sets (6-3, 6-1) after 61 minutes. The No. 6 in the ATP Ranking as of Monday, has joined his compatriots Juan Carlos Ferrero and Rafael Nadal in the event’s winners’ circle. In addition, at 19 […]
Jabeur touches the sky in the Caja Mágica
Ons Jabeur has added her name to the Mutua Madrid Open winners’ circle for the first time. The Tunisian became the ninth woman to do so after beating Jessica Pegula in three sets (7-5, 0-6, 6-2) after one hour and 54 minutes of play in the Manolo Santana Stadium. For the third consecutive edition, the Caja Mágica has crowned a […]
Koolhof/Skupski take the #MMOPEN crown
Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski added their names to the winners’ circle on the clay of Madrid after beating Juan Sebastián Cabral and Robert Farah in three sets (6-7,6-4, 10-5) in a two-hour encounter. After “an incredible week”, Koolhof and Skupski thanked the fans for their support and acknowledged they had arrived at the event […]
Alcaraz also topples the No.1
The twentieth edition of the Mutua Madrid Open has just given us another truly epic encounter. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off in the Manolo Santana Stadium, which was bursting at the seams with the spectators providing an electric atmosphere to rival the one they created when he beat his compatriot Rafael Nadal on Friday. The seventh seed […]
Zverev, back in Madrid final
Alexander Zverev is bidding to make the Manolo Santana one of the most significant venues of his career. The German beat Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to reach his third Mutua Madrid Open final, where he lifted the trophy in the 2018 and 2021 editions of the event. The Greek was the last […]
Alcaraz: “Winning these matches makes me happy”
Carlos Alcaraz waits for no man. The Spaniard has reached the final of the Mutua Madrid Open in impressive style, seeing off Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in consecutive matches, and is now just one victory away from the title. The Murcia native has made himself the Caja Mágica’s new star with his ferocious style, […]
Dabrowski/Olmos conquer Madrid
This Mutua Madrid Open’s first final, the women’s doubles, took place on the Manolo Santana centre court between the second and third best duos in the tournament, those of Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos, and Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs, respectively. Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski was playing her third final on the Madrid clay, all with […]
Nadal: “It’s an easy loss to digest”
Rafael Nadal failed to reach the penultimate round on Friday after a defeat to his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz, who beat the Mallorcan for the first time, in three sets (6-2, 1-6, 6-3) after two previous encounters. The result means Nadal has said adios to the Mutua Madrid Open in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year. […]
Tsitsipas bursts into the semis
It was a high-octane clash in the Manolo Santana Stadium between two top-10 players, world numbers five Stefanos Tsitsipas and eight Andrey Rublev. The Greek, runner-up in 2019 when he lost to Novak Djokovic in two sets, arrived in Madrid after a successful start to the clay swing (champion in Monte Carlo and quarter-finalist in […]