Plaza Mayor, the geographic centre of the 2024 MMOPEN
The curtain was raised on the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open on Monday in the capital of Spain, which will also be the capital of world tennis over the next fortnight until Sunday 5 May. Plaza de Colon passed the baton to the emblematic Plaza Mayor as the stage for the tournament’s traditional presentation in the […]
Sabalenka territory
If one woman has dominated the Mutua Madrid Open clay in recent times it is, without a doubt, Aryna Sabalenka. Her name appears in the WTA 1000 winners’ circle in two of the three most recent editions. Coincidentally, she had to beat the then world No. 1 both times to get her hands on the […]
The WTA multiple winners club
Claiming a title is never easy. Even less so in the WTA 1000 category that graces the Mutua Madrid Open. The draw at a tournament such as the one held in the Spanish capital includes all of the best players in the world and to end the fortnight with trophy in hand requires one exquisite […]
Sabalenka eager for more No.1 v No.2 battles with Swiatek
Aryna Sabalenka has described her first clay-court victory over Iga Swiatek as “unbelievable” and is excited about the No.2 v No.1 rivalry she is building with the Polish star. Sabalenka lost to the top-seeded Swiatek in the Stuttgart final on indoor clay two weeks ago but got her sweet revenge in Madrid on Saturday to […]
Sabalenka joins the multiple champions in Madrid
The select group of players who have claimed the Mutua Madrid Open title on more than one occasion now has a new member in Aryna Sabalenka. The two-time champion of the WTA 1000 in the Spanish capital has added her name to those of Petra Kvitova (3), Serena Williams (2) and Simona Halep (2). As […]
Sabalenka conquers Swiatek for second Madrid triumph
Aryna Sabalenka’s birthday wish has come true as the world No.2 secured a second Mutua Madrid Open title with an impressive 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over world No.1 Iga Swiatek on Saturday. A day after turning 25, Sabalenka produced a ferocious performance to avenge the defeat she suffered to Swiatek in the Stuttgart final just […]
Finalists Swiatek, Sabalenka get ready for Super Saturday at Caja Magica
The toughest thing to deal with in tennis can somehow also be the best thing about it. Most players have to learn how to handle losing every single week, with only one person walking away with the champion’s trophy each Sunday. But every Monday, a new tournament begins and with it comes another opportunity to […]
Sabalenka’s birthday wish: A second trophy in Madrid
Aryna Sabalenka is hoping for a double celebration this weekend as she looks to mark her 25th birthday on Friday with a second Madrid title triumph. Sabalenka, a champion in the Spanish capital in 2021, continues to be a force to be reckoned with on tour this season as she stormed into her fifth final of […]
Sakkari marches forth in Madrid
The night session in Madrid kicked off with a match that squared off top-10 player Maria Sakkari with the Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu. The fourth clash in their head to head would produce Aryna Sabalenka’s semi-final opponent. The Greek came out on top and will now take on the 2021 champion for a place in the […]
Sabalenka, unfaltering
At one set and a break down, Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool on Tuesday in the Manolo Santana Stadium, digging deep to become the first semi-finalist at this year’s Mutua Madrid Open. The world No. 2 was the only player of those in the last eight of the WTA draw who knows what it is […]