On the brink of defeat, Poland's Iga Swiatek saved three championship points and rallied to win the Muta Madrid Open title with a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) victory Saturday over defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in a matchup of the top two ranked players in the world.
Taylor Fritz had a really good run at the Madrid Open, but it ended against Andrey Rublev, which left him quite disappointed. Fritz was just one match away from the Madrid Open semi-final, and he was facing a player whom he had given a lot of problems in the past.
Andy Murray won't be playing at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome, even though he returned to practicing on clay fairly recently. At this time last year, Murray was playing on clay in Aix en Provence, France.
Rafael Nadal said goodbye to Madrid a few days ago, but he's already in Rome practicing ahead of what many assume will be his return to the Italian Open.
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner withdrew from his home country's Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Saturday, citing a hip injury. The tournament begins Wednesday.
Sebastian Korda won an ATP Masters 1000 trophy, but it was not in singles, as he and Jordan Thompson beat Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlasek in the 2024 Madrid Open final.
Watch the Madrid Open 2024 Final between Andrey Rublev and Felix Auger Aliassime on Sunday, May 5, at 12:30 PM ET at the Magic Box. Find all the information on how to watch the game for free in the US, including start time, live stream link, and TV channel.
Former world number three Ivan Ljubicic is certain that Jannik Sinner will become world number one but on his own terms. Ljubicic is quite familiar with Sinner, having spent a lot of time in Italy and at the Academy where the Italian used to practice.
Casper Ruud was close to becoming World No.1 and was close to win his first Grand Slam title three times. Unfortunately, the player from Norway lost all the finals in these major events.
Former ATP player Ivan Ljubicic doesn't think that Novak Djokovic is 'finished' even with the recent form struggles. Recent form struggles might be an understatement because Djokovic hasn't really played at a high level outside of the Australian Open.
Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep has opened up about her feelings when she first heard about testing positive for a banned substance. The 32-year-old has said that it felt like she was hit by a truck when she first found out about the results of her doping test.
World No. 4 Elena Rybakina was bidding to win her first Madrid Open title but lost a hard-fought semifinal to World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka. Despite a 6-1
After a thrilling fortnight of tennis at the ATP Madrid Open, just two men are still in contention for the title at the Caja Magica. Both have played some excellent tennis to reach the title match and both will no doubt be desperate to get their hands on the trophy.
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.
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.
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