Iga Swiatek clinched victory at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in a grueling three-hour match. Sabalenka’s bid for a third Madrid Open title fell short as Swiatek claimed this year’s championship.
Rafael Nadal has managed to climb over 200 spots in the ATP rankings, thanks to his run to the fourth round at the Madrid Open. Nadal started the 2024 season ranked World No.
Aryna Sabalenka has two Madrid Open trophies, but she hopes for a third next year after losing out to Iga Swiatek this year. This year's Madrid Open gave the Belarusian a chance to win her third trophy at this WTA 1000 event.
Andy Roddick has hailed the Spanish crowd for their outstanding ovation for tennis icon Rafael Nadal after he played his final match at the Madrid Open.
WTA star Eugenie Bouchard has been playing pickleball for the past six months, despite not announcing her retirement from tennis. However, she looks to be making a U-turn to her first love (tennis) as she released a video where she trains hard for the Zephyrhills W75 tournament.
Novak Djokovic has only played one tournament during this year's clay swing so far, but he is guaranteed to keep his No. 1 ranking until the end of Roland Garros.
Mirra Andreeva has been working with former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez recently, but it's unclear whether she'll stay on as a permanent option.
Jannik Sinner will remain World No. 2 for at least another month despite a forced absence from next week's Italian Open in Rome. Sinner has been recuperating from a hip injury he sustained at the Madrid Open.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.