The top half quarterfinals of the ATP Mutua Madrid Open feature top-seeded Jannik Sinner and No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev, but they might not have it all that easy on Thursday.
mGerman tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done "all that he reasonably could do" to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds.
Elena Rybakina was favoured to win against Yulia Putintseva at the 2024 Madrid Open, but she barely did as she needed a heroic late comeback. Two Kazakhstani players squared up in Madrid for a spot in the semi-final, and the younger Rybakina won.
Sofia Kenin continues to puzzle tennis fans, but she notched her first since January 9th, 2024, with a superb comeback against the world number 235. The American is enduring one of the toughest moments of her career.
Rafael Nadal possibly played his last match at the Madrid Open, where he is a five-time champion. On Tuesday (April 30), Jiri Lehecka ended Nadal’s run with a 7-5, 6-4 scoreline on the Manolo Santana court to reach the quarterfinals.
Alexander Bublik has a well-documented rocky history with tennis, and he called the sport 'boring' while explaining a recent situation that happened during one of his matches.
Novak Djokovic's team doesn't look anything like it looked only a few months ago, as he parted ways with another crucial figure. In September last year, Djokovic spit with his agent, Edoardo Artaldi.
Simona Halep will be the biggest name to headline the WTA 125K Trophee Clarins tournament, which will run from May 13th to 19th in Paris, France. Halep, a two-time Grand Slam champion and winner of the 2018 French Open, will step up her preparations for potentially playing at this year's Roland Garros by getting court time in a low-key event.
Poland has quite a few tennis players, but the biggest fanbase is that of Iga Swiatek, who spoke of the pressure of that. As the best player in the world, Swiatek is expected to consistently perform.
Coco Gauff has revealed the truth behind her erratic serve after several fans noted a persisting high number of double faults in her matches. The 20-year-old was knocked out by compatriot Madison Keys in the fourth round of the 2024 Madrid Open, 6-7, 6-4, 4-6, in two and a half hours.
Novak Djokovic, who is skipping the Madrid Open this year to focus on the Grand Slams and the Paris Olympics, thanked longtime fitness coach Marco Panichi for his years of service on Tuesday, signaling the end of a working relationship that began in 2017.
Danielle Collins is playing her in her last season and has been producing impressive performances. She created a record of winning 15 consecutive matches on the WTA Tour since 2015, when Serena Williams achieved the feat. The 30-year-old reacted to a post that praised her for becoming the oldest player to script that record.
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz hangs on to reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals, as Iga Swiatek reaches the semis for the second straight year.
At this year's Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz has a chance to improve upon two records currently owned by Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz has been a tremendous performer at the Madrid Open so far in his career.
Rafael Nadal was getting up to speed at the 2024 Madrid Open, but he was stopped by an inspired Jiri Lehecka. The Spanish player entered the second clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season without any major expectations.
Both No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 18 seed Madison Keys had to dig out of early holes to win their quarterfinal matches at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday in Spain.
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy and No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain each dropped a set in their respective matches on Tuesday, while rebounding to advance into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open.
Two bottom-half men’s singles quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open. 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz got himself into real trouble against Jan-Lennard Struff in the fourth round and will need to step it up now against Andrey Rublev.
The two remaining WTA Madrid quarterfinals are played on Wednesday. Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will take on Mirra Andreeva and Yulia Putintseva, respectively, who are both vying to reach their maiden WTA 1000 level semifinal.
No. 18 seed Madison Keys twice came from behind to topple No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in an all-American fourth-round battle at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday in Spain.
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain continued his quest to become the first player to win three straight Mutua Madrid Open titles with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over unseeded Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil on Sunday.
No. 13 seed Danielle Collins extended her career-best run of consecutive victories to 15 with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Romania's Jaqueline Cristian on Sunday to reach the round of 16 at the Matua Madrid Open in Spain.
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