Andrey Rublev posted a 6-4, 6-3 win over Taylor Fritz on Friday to advance to the Mutua Madrid Open championship match. The seventh-seeded Russian recorded five aces and won 82.6 percent of his first-serve points (38 of 46) to dispatch the 12th-seeded American in 73 minutes.
Iga Swiatek revealed that beating Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina is a never-ending puzzle that requires constant tinkering. For the most part, Swiatek has been able to handle both of her main rivals on the WTA Tour.
After moving to the Madrid Open semi-final due to an opponent's injury, Jiri Lehecka suffered the same fate, sending Felix Auger-Aliassime into the final with a retirement.
The bad news for Carlos Alcaraz is that he won't be playing at this year's Italian Open in Rome, but the positive news is that he will retain his place in the world's top three.
Andrey Rublev continued his good play at the 2024 Madrid Open by downing Taylor Fritz in two sets for his maiden final at the event. After several weeks of struggles, Rublev found something at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid.
Daniil Medvedev was forced to abandon his 2024 Madrid Open quarter-final match midway through due to groin issues, and his Italian Open is in doubt because of it.
World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the upcoming Italian Open, citing an arm injury. "I felt some pain after playing in Madrid, some discomfort in my arm," Alcaraz posted on X Friday.
Aryna Sabalenka embraced the Big 3 label for herself, Iga Swiatek, and Elena Rybakina, during a great run at the 2024 Madrid Open. The Big Three label is famously associated with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal.
World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injury, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Friday.
Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev has shared his views on the current Masters format which has received criticism from some top players on the tour like Elena Rybakina, Andrey Rublev, and Alexander Zverev.
Carlos Alcaraz will not be competing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, after he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. After missing
The mural of Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, which was just recently unveiled to the public at a padel court in Madrid, has now been wiped off by unknown people.
Rafael Nadal bid farewell to the Madrid Open but that isn't the only taking point once the dust settles at the end of the tournament. Nadal's run to the second week of the tournament was nothing short of impressive, considering the circumstances.
Casper Ruud will play in his sixth Roland Garros main draw this year, and this might be his best chance yet to win his first Grand Slam. The Norwegian has been a finalist at the clay Slam twice, losing in the 2022 final to Rafael Nadal and the 2023 final to Novak Djokovic.
It is a repeat of last year’s WTA Madrid final, with world No. 1 taking Iga Swiatek taking on Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian got the better of the French Open champion in 2023, but the Pole will be hoping the strong form she has shown so far in the Spanish capital leads to a different result this time.
It’s safe to say that no one expected these semifinals at ATP Madrid. With Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Daniil Medvedev starting the week alongside the in-form Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud, not a single one of those names finds themselves in the final four.
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