No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open by picking up a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday in Spain.
Mirra Andreeva is gradually becoming a household name in women's tennis, and her countrywoman Maria Sharapova reckons she has a bright future ahead of her.
Novak Djokovic continues to shake up his coaching team by adding a new fitness trainer who has served a decade in his team in the past. Djokovic has been renovating his backroom team since the second half of last season.
Carlos Alcaraz suffered his first defeat at the Madrid Open since 2021, and it might have been related to his forearm injury. Andrey Rublev played an incredible match to down Alcaraz, there is no denying that.
As incredible as it might sound, Rafael Nadal played his final Madrid Open, and he received an emotional tribute after his final match. Everything in the Spanish capital was centered around this year's Madrid Open, possibly being the last time Nadal will play here.
Andrey Rublev stayed really calm during his sensational win over Carlos Alcaraz at the 2024 Madrid Open, something that's quite unusual for him. Beating Alcaraz at the Madrid Open is never easy, especially when the whole stadium is chanting his name.
The first time Mirra Andreeva showed herself to the world of tennis was last year at the Madrid Open, where her run was stopped by Aryna Sabalenka, and one year later, the same thing happened.
Andrey Rublev recorded a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Carlos Alcaraz in a quarterfinal match on Wednesday, ending the Spaniard's bid to collect a third consecutive Mutua Madrid Open title.
In a rather unfortunate turn of events, the in-form Jannik Sinner faces a major setback as he withdraws from the Madrid Open ahead of his quarter-final match.
Rafael Nadal bid farewell to the fans on his home soil, maybe, for the last time. A struggling Nadal did not play to his full potential against the Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka at the Mutua Madrid Open. The 30th seed secured a win over the Spaniard in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 after a two-hour battle.
Carlos Alcaraz's bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Iga Swiatek is not the biggest fan of grass tennis, but even so, she won't skip the 2024 Wimbledon Championships because of the Olympics. There were speculations that the Polish player might opt against playing on grass to better prepare for the Olympic Games.
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker is discharged from bankruptcy by a UK High Court judge.
Novak Djokovic will turn 37 this month. He is not playing a lot of tournaments, featuring in just three events this year. In his absence, the tennis fraternity is
Carlos Alcaraz could have broken a record at the Madrid Open by winning this match, but Andrey Rublev proved just a bit too good. This was a hugely surprising result because Alcaraz has played well in Madrid.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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