Professional Tennis
Rafael Nadal cruised into the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open Friday, taking down Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-2. The world number one is going after his fourth title at this event and has now beaten Berdych in 17 of the last 21 meetings. Nadal’s forehand was masterful all match long, and countered the fast start…
Maria Sharapova used a remarkable comeback Friday to defeat Li Na to advance to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Russian is seeking her first ever title at the Madrid tournament, but nearly saw it come to an end as she fell behind early to Li. Li raced to an early first set…
Serena Williams was forced to pull out of the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday due to a left thigh injury. She suffered the injury during her opening match of the event and experienced a setback as she was preparing for her third-round clash with Petra Kvitova. “I have a left thigh injury, and, unfortunately, have…
While the quarterfinal action of the Mutua Madrid Open picks up later today, eighth-ranked Andy Murray will be absent from the field as the Wimbledon champion was knocked out in the third round in Madrid Thursday by Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 6-2. Murray struggled from the beginning, committing a number of errors throughout the match that…
Serena Williams picked up her 650th career win on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open, moving into 11th place on the all-time match wins list. The 32-year-old Serena knocked off Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals in Madrid. Williams becomes the 11th player in WTA history to win 650 career matches, and now…
Rafael Nadal withstood a strong second set fight from Jarkko Nieminen to come out victorious and reach the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The world number one beat Finland’s Nieminen 6-1, 6-4 in a match that lasted 80 minutes. After coasting through the first set, Nadal blew a 3-1 second set lead that nearly…
Serena Williams moved another step closer to winning her third straight Mutua Madrid Open title as she beat China’s Peng Shuai 6-2, 6-3 in the second round matchup. Serena won eight of the first nine points of the match, making her mark felt early. She wrapped up the first set with a powerful serve that forced…
The third ranked player in the world and defending Australian Open Champion Stanislas Wawrinka saw his Mutua Madrid Open tournament come to a halting stop on Tuesday night as Austrian qualifier Dominic Thiem pulled off a major upset and defeated Wawrinka 1-6, 6-2, 6-4. Wawrinka seemed in control early on, racing out an early first set lead…
Top seed Rafael Nadal got off to a strong start in round one of the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, a 6-1, 6-0 win over Argentina’s Juan Monaco in the second round. The defending champ Nadal is seeking his fourth Madrid title. Nadal moves on to face Finland’s Jarko Nieminen, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over…
The action in Madrid, Spain heats up today as Day 3 and the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open rolls on. While many of the sport’s big names will take to the court later today, a number of matches have concluded so far. In the early matches of the day, BMW Open by FWU…