Sloane Stephens and Maria Sakkari will face off in the third round of the 2024 Madrid Open at La Caja Magica. While Stephens may not be at her peak form on clay like she was when she reached the French Open final in 2018, she is still a formidable player on the surface. As a…
Rafael Nadal made an honest admission after his 2024 Madrid Open winning start: It was about forcing himself early in the comeback. Even at his age, the Spaniard still makes mistakes. You’d think that by now, he’d know all the tricks, but that’s just not how life works. We all learn every day, and even…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, April 26, 2024 Aryna Sabalenka’s Madrid matches have become must-see TV. Today, defending Madrid champion Sabalenka survived a three-set test from Maga Linette in her Madrid opener and clarified her tennis television viewing habits. Rafa Nadal: Not Fully Fit For Madrid, Will Do Everything to Play Paris Earlier…
Ons Jabeur is slowly starting to win matches again, but she will face always-tricky Leylah Fernandez at the 2024 Madrid Open. It’s been a very tough year for Jabeur, who hasn’t played the type of tennis we know she can play. She’s also dealt with some physical issues, which certainly didn’t help her. Fernandez has…
There were some serious injury doubts about Carlos Alcaraz leading up to his first match at the 2024 Madrid Open, but he erased all of them with a spectacular performance. This is Alcaraz’s first big clay event this year. He played briefly in South America, but that wasn’t a long stay on the surface, and…
Denis Shapovalov played one of his most complete matches of the season, defeating 26th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(3), 6-3 to advance to the third round of Madrid. The Canadian struck 33 winners and fired eight aces to collect his second clay court win of 2024. In a match dripping with quality from the outset,…
Roland Garros tournament director Amelie Mauresmo denied the possibility of Rafael Nadal being given a seeding spot in the main draw. For many years, Wimbledon has employed its own seeding system for the grass-court Grand Slam. It was based on a combination of factors, mostly related to ranking but also a player’s past performance at…
Aryna Sabalenka started her title defense at the 2024 Madrid Open with a very hard-fought win over Magda Linette. This was a match that was much tougher than the Belarusian might have liked, but there are reasons for it. Chiefly, it’s because Linette is a pretty solid player who rarely loses matches without a fight,…
Carlos Alcaraz first experienced arm issues before the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, causing frustration as he desired to compete. Alcaraz has struggled in Monaco, having played only once. Despite being a top clay tournament, its calendar position often leads to player absences. Alcaraz missed the ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events in the past two years due…
Mirra Andreeva recorded another win at the 2024 Madrid Open, beating fellow teenager, Linda Noskova, in three sets. Last year, the Russian player entered the tournament as a 15-year-old and stunned Beatriz Haddad Maia early on. She turned 16 during the event and reached the round of 16. Now, one year later, Andreeva is back…
