Rafael Nadal is already making serious improvements in his brief comeback to tennis. Alex de Minaur found that out the hard way at the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday. A little more than a week after losing to De Minaur 7-5, 6-1 at the Barcelona Open, Nadal took down the Australian speedster 7-6(6), 6-3. The five-time Madrid champion treated the home crowd to his biggest … [Read more...] about Nadal avenges Barcelona loss to De Minaur, advances in Madrid
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Nadal kicks off Mutua Madrid Open campaign with easy win over Blanch
Rafael Nadal is off and running at the Mutua Madrid Open.Nadal wasted no time and expended no extra energy while erasing Darwin Blanch 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday afternoon. The 37-year-old Spaniard raced into a rematch with Alex de Minaur after just one hour and four minutes.Nadal's second-round match last week at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell also came against none other than De … [Read more...] about Nadal kicks off Mutua Madrid Open campaign with easy win over Blanch
Alcaraz defends Madrid title with three-set win over Struff
Carlos Alcaraz is a two-time champion at the Mutua Madrid Open after holding off lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in Sunday's final. Alcaraz won the 2022 Madrid title in his last year as a teenager. He successfully defended it in the first year of his 20s after celebrating his 20th birthday with Friday’s semifinal defeat of Borna Coric. Unsurprisingly, though, … [Read more...] about Alcaraz defends Madrid title with three-set win over Struff
Struff and Karatsev will meet for second time at 2023 Madrid Masters
You can watch tennis for a long time without seeing something like what will be witnessed on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open.Jan-Lennard Struff and Aslan Karatsev will be going head-to-head in the semifinals of a Masters 1000 tournament after also facing each other in qualifying of the exact same event. Yes, 10 days earlier in the final round of qualifying Karatsev defeated … [Read more...] about Struff and Karatsev will meet for second time at 2023 Madrid Masters
Alcaraz erases Zverev at Madrid Masters, awaits Khachanov in quarterfinals
Upsets have been plentiful at the Mutua Madrid Open, but to the surprise of no one Carlos Alcaraz has not been involved.Alcaraz actually came close to getting upset in his opening match, as he trailed Emil Ruusuvuori by a set and almost went down a break in the second. Since then, though, the top seed has cruised. In a rematch of last year’s Madrid title match, this time in … [Read more...] about Alcaraz erases Zverev at Madrid Masters, awaits Khachanov in quarterfinals