By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, April 29, 2024 The ATP Tour isn’t the Secret Society. Still, Daniil Medvedev sarcastically sensed a conspiracy cover-up when the chair umpire deferred his request to close the retractable roof in his 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 Madrid win over Sebastian Korda today. Rafa Nadal: Not Fully Fit For Madrid,…
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek continue to lead the official rankings for their respective tours. The stars of the ATP and WTA tours have gathered at the Madrid Open for a combined 1000-level tournament. Because the event is running for two weeks, the rankings will be freshly updated at the end of the tournament. In…
Six Irish Teams have travelled to the ITF Masters World Tennis Championships 2024 (50-55-60) in Mexico City. The Irish teams will be competing against teams from all around the world. Conditions will be tough as the venues are at 2300m altitude with temperatures hovering around 30c. The initial stages of the event are the Group…
Danielle Collins scolded a tennis fan for what she perceived as a lack of respect in her comeback victory over Jaqueline Cristian at the Madrid Open. Collins did not have everything going her way in a tricky third-round match against the in-form Cristian. The Romanian had been in good form of late, beating the American…
Two-time Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz considers Jannik Sinner a favorite in every event the Italian participates in. The ascent of the 22-year-old Italian has been captivating to witness. What’s even more astonishing is how quickly his fellow players have acknowledged him as one of the best in the world. Novak Djokovic did so weeks…
Rafael Nadal is giving little weight to results right now, but some key statistics from his last tournament to his current one suggest he has improved by quite a margin. After winning back-to-back matches on clay for the first time since Roland Garros, Nadal has quickly extinguished expectations that he is back. It was the…
Iga Swiatek continued her 2024 Madrid Open run with a brutal win over native player Sara Sorribes Tormo. The Polish player made it to the Madrid Open final last year, so she’s quite familiar with the WTA 1000 event and knows what it takes to really make it far. She didn’t win the trophy last…
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka survived a tough challenge at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Robin Montgomery in 3 sets to set up a match against Danielle Collins, who extended her winning streak to 15 matches. Sabalenka admitted she had to serve and return well in both matches to secure the victory. Last year, Sabalenka…
Carlos Alcaraz faced off against Jan Lennard Struff in the Madrid Open final last year, and they are set to meet again this year. Despite not being a final this year, the match holds significant importance. Struff has points to defend, and Alcaraz aims to claim the ATP Masters 1000 trophy again, making this match…
A good clay season didn’t continue well for Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2024 Madrid Open, as he was beaten in his first match in the Spanish capital. The Greek player generally hasn’t played spectacularly in Madrid recently, even though he had some notable performances here earlier in his career. His 2024 season wasn’t anything special…
