British No 2 Harriet Dart won her second qualifying match at the Mutua Madrid Open and joins Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the main draw of the WTA 1000 this week in Spain’s capital. It’s my first time, I think, I’ve won two big matches at a clay-court event, especially at a Masters. So…
Iga Swiatek faced a tough challenge against Emma Raducanu at the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix but managed to secure a victory in two sets. This match was described as box office-worthy as the top-ranked Swiatek played on a court where she had remained undefeated for two consecutive years against Raducanu, who had recently won…
Paula Badosa enjoys playing at the Madrid Open, but her 2024 run was cut short by a defeat to the world no. 93, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Bouzas Maneiro, ranked higher than Badosa at world no. 101, emerged as the favorite in the match. Despite Badosa’s Indian Wells Open title and previous world no. 2 ranking,…
Carlos Alcaraz has had a few very unfortunate weeks, which he spent away from competitive tennis, but according to his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, he’s starting to see the light. The Spaniard will start his European clay season this week at the 2024 Madrid Open because he wasn’t able to play in the weeks before…
Emma Raducanu has played a lot of tennis recently, and she’s still feeling the effects ahead of her 2024 Madrid Open first-round match. The Brit hasn’t played a lot of tennis in a short period of time this year. While she’s played since January, her weeks generally consisted of one, occasionally two matches. She then…
Jannik Sinner made an interesting choice by signing up for the 2024 Bastad Open to get some playing time ahead of the Olympics. The Olympics are held this summer, which means the tennis calendar had to adjust as well. As the Games are in Paris, tennis players are going to get the tennis event on…
Novak Djokovic is currently without a coach and considering continuing his tennis career without one. Djokovic had been working with coaches throughout his career, including Marian Vajda and more recently, Goran Ivanisevic. However, he shocked the tennis community by parting ways with Ivanisevic and has no immediate plans to hire a new coach. Despite working…
Jannik Sinner might have been the best player in the world in the past four months, but the Italian has no intention of comparing himself to Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner has been recently compared to Djokovic and Alcaraz, mostly because of his recent success. Whether it’s because he beat the Serbian a few…
Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Dominic Thiem in two sets in the final round of the 2024 Madrid Open qualifiers to secure a spot in the main draw. This was a very interesting match in the qualifiers because both of these players are good enough not to have to play in the qualifiers. Unfortunately, this is a…
Carlos Alcaraz arrived in Madrid with some injury concerns, and he spoke about the impact of that on his chances at the event. Alcaraz will start his 2024 European clay campaign at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid, which means he didn’t play any European clay events before this one. That’s generally not been…
