Both No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 18 seed Madison Keys had to dig out of early holes to win their quarterfinal matches at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday in Spain.
Rafael Nadal was getting up to speed at the 2024 Madrid Open, but he was stopped by an inspired Jiri Lehecka. The Spanish player entered the second clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season without any major expectations.
The draw for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals has been released, and there are some interesting ties on the slate. Eight qualifying ties played in mid-April determined the eight nations featured in Tuesday's draw for the Finals.
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy and No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain each dropped a set in their respective matches on Tuesday, while rebounding to advance into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open.
Two bottom-half men’s singles quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open. 2-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz got himself into real trouble against Jan-Lennard Struff in the fourth round and will need to step it up now against Andrey Rublev.
Rafael Nadal has been an inspiration for many generations. Even today, the room is awestruck whenever the Spaniard walks in. Recently, Joao Fonseca, a young tennis player, was left Starstruck when he shared a room with Nadal. In a recent interview, the Brazilian praised the tennis legend. He recalled the time Nadal ran into him at the gym.
The two remaining WTA Madrid quarterfinals are played on Wednesday. Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will take on Mirra Andreeva and Yulia Putintseva, respectively, who are both vying to reach their maiden WTA 1000 level semifinal.
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz hangs on to reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals, as Iga Swiatek reaches the semis for the second straight year.
Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a set down to end Danielle Collins‘ 15-match winning streak in a high-quality encounter. Sabalenka had 39 wins and 20 unforced errors, whereas Collins had 30 wins and 27 unforced errors, demonstrating the level of quality.
Jelena Ostapenko showed her fiery side during the third-round match against Ons Jabeur at the Madrid Open. The match itself was hardly eventful. Jabeur capitalized on the Latvian's error-strewn performance to breeze through the first set 6-0 in 21 minutes.
World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev continued his winning ways at Caga Magica by securing a victory in the fourth round by beating 17th seed Alexander Bublik on Tuesday (April 30).
Rafael Nadal has allayed fears that he is "worried" about playing back-to-back matches in a tournament so early in his comeback. Nadal is scheduled to face 30th-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round of the Madrid Open.
The 2024 Madrid Open got off to a flying start, as the women are also getting into some exciting matches. With the quarterfinals underway, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was up against Beatriz Haddad-Maia in a thriller that got everyone on the edge of their seats.
Italian tennis ace Jannik Sinner looked in some trouble during his third-round match against Pavel Kotov at the Madrid Open. Although he won in straight sets, his physical discomfort was evident.
Iga Swiatek encountered stiff resistance from Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarter-final of the 2024 Madrid Open, but she still won, securing a semi-final spot.
No. 18 seed Madison Keys twice came from behind to topple No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in an all-American fourth-round battle at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday in Spain.
With the fans from his home country behind him, Rafael Nadal continued to make a successful return from injuries by reaching the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory over Pedro Cachin.
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain continued his quest to become the first player to win three straight Mutua Madrid Open titles with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over unseeded Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil on Sunday.
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