Rafael Nadal is the most successful player in Madrid Open history, with five titles, and footage of the Spaniard’s routine before a match at the event has been released. Nadal’s return to Madrid for the first time since 2022 has felt like a proper homecoming. Celebrities and sports stars have flocked in numbers to watch…
Taylor Fritz faces Hubert Hurkacz in Madrid on Tuesday. Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, SpainApril 22-May 5, 2024Prize Money: €7,877,020 Alcaraz Aims to Defend Madrid World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is out and king of clay Rafael Nadal returns in Madrid. Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz is back aiming to defend his Madrid…
Day Six 2024 Madrid Open Round of 16 Results Winner Loser Scoreline Jannik Sinner (1) Pavel Kotov 6-2, 7-5 Daniil Medvedev (3) Sebastian Korda (25) 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 Casper Ruud (5) Cameron Norrie (29) 6-2, 6-4 Rafael Nadal (PR) Pedro Cachin 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 Karen Khachanov (16) Flavio Cobolli 7-5, 6-4 Alexander Bublik (17) Ben…
Iga Swiatek looks unstoppable at the 2024 Madrid Open, but could Beatriz Haddad Maia possibly be the woman to stop her? The Polish player didn’t finish last week’s campaign in Stuttgart with a win, so her motivation this week has been tremendous. She’s playing like a player on a mission, and after falling short last…
It has been a while since Félix Auger-Aliassime has looked as good as he has in Madrid. Week one of the Mutua Madrid Open saw some impressive performances by the Canadians, but the man from Montreal is the only one still going at the 1000-level event. Meanwhile, Canadians continue to have success on the ITF…
Félix Auger-Aliassime required limited court time to book his place in the round of 16 in Madrid, storming past Jakub Mensik 6-1, 1-0 (ret.) in 35 minutes. In the first career meeting between the players, the Canadian’s skillset and experience proved too much for the 18-year-old. Auger-Aliassime took charge early, pressuring his Czechian opponent to…
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…
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…
