MADRID, May 10, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Without having to play a point, World No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinal round of the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open on Friday. Djokovic’s opponent, No. 9 […]
MADRID, May 10, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Dominic Thiem is on a roll these days. It’s a cliché. Nonetheless, it is one that aptly fits the Austrian’s season so far. Back at the Barcelona Open a couple of weeks ago, […]
MADRID, May 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) As the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open unfolded at Caja Mágica Thursday, four past champions of this ATP Masters 1000 clay-court tournament – Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Alexander […]
MADRID, May 9, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) In a match dominated by serve, Novak Djokovic claimed a masterful 6-1, 7-6(2) win over Jeremy Chardy in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. This was the World No. […]
MADRID, May 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The record will reflect that World No. 4 and third seed Alexander Zverev defeated 144th-ranked wild card David Ferrer in the beloved Spaniard’s final professional tennis match, 6-4, 6-1. It came during the […]
MADRID, May 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The last time Rafael Nadal came into the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open without having won clay titles in Monte-Carlo or Barcelona was 2015 – the same year Barcelona won its last UEFA […]
MADRID, May 8, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) What was that Roger Federer said? Oh yes, this statement which has reached iconic proportions: “I’m not very confident going into this clay court season, I can tell you that – I don’t […]
MADRID, May 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Three-time Madrid champion Roger Federer, seeded fourth in this year’s ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, played his first match on clay in 1,090 days – since Rome in May 2016 – as he faced […]
MADRID, May 6, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Main draw singles at the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open began in earnest at Caja Mágica as four seeds, including No. 9 Marin Cilic, No. 11 Karen Khachanov, No. 14 Nikolaz Basilashvili […]
MADRID, May 6, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When last year’s Mutua Madrid Open commenced, everybody wondered if there was anyone who could beat Rafael Nadal on clay. Fair question, especially since Nadal had been dominant in winning Monte-Carlo and Barcelona […]
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