MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 22, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Make no mistake, Rafael Jodar is the next big thing to rock Spanish tennis. As the 24th edition of the Mutua Madrid Open began ATP Masters 1000 main draw play at Caja Magica […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) As the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open begins on Wednesday, the landscape for this year’s second ATP Masters 1000 on red clay has taken on a new look since Monte-Carlo earlier this month. That’s […]
STARNBERG, April 17, 2026 Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have both withdrawn from the upcoming Mutua Madrid Open, dealing a major blow to the star power of the ATP Masters 1000 clay-court event. Alcaraz confirmed his decision on Friday, opting […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 6, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Don’t ever underestimate the importance and value of big-stage experience. Just ask Norway’s Casper Ruud. After all, he’s played in 25 finals in his career – three of them Grand Slams – and, […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday evening’s final at the Mutua Madrid Open matched up Indian Wells champion Jack Draper against two-time Roland Garros runner-up Casper Ruud in this ATP Masters 1000 event on the crushed red brick […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A year ago, Jack Draper was trying to find his identity on the tennis court, how to play his game. Fast forward to now, and the British No. 1 has risen to become […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Casper Ruud will long remember his 124th victory on clay since the start of the 2020 season – most on the ATP Tour – not only because it lifted him into his 25th […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) With his debut in the ATP Top 10 already certain, after defeating World No. 7 Alex de Minaur of Australia to reach the Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinals in the Spanish capital city, Italian […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Since the start of the 2020 season, World No. 15 Casper Ruud has led the ATP Tour in clay victories (123), finals (16) and titles (11). As these statistics bear out, the Norwegian […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Unheralded and unseeded Gabriel Diallo of Canada, has gone from being a qualifying draw lucky loser to a quarterfinalist at the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open in the Spanish capital city – […]
