Early morning rain pushed back the start of the first round at the Italian Open in Rome on Tuesday, but play would eventually begin later than anticipated. A number of the sport’s biggest names were set to take the court Tuesday including Stanislas Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer. Djokovic was the first of those…
The women’s world number one Serena Williams has still yet to decide if she will play in the Internazional BNL d’Italia tournament that began on Tuesday. A thigh injury forced her out of the quarterfinal match in the Mutua Madrid Open last week, where she received heavy treatment for her leg. “I’m taking it a…
Rafael Nadal defended his Mutua Madrid Open title on Sunday as he defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori to capture his fourth title at the Madrid Open. Nishikori was forced to retire in the middle of the third set due to a back injury that has plagued him in recent weeks, resulting in Nadal’s 2-6, 6-4, 3-0…
Maria Sharapova delivered a furious comeback defeat to Simona Halep in the Mutua Madrid Open final 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday, capturing her second WTA title of the season. The Russian came out flat in the first set, holding her serve just once and allowing Halep to dictate the action. Sharapova committed 15 errors compared…
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…