Spanish women’s tennis star Garbine Muguruza was put in a pickle as she recently went to attend the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid. The 30-year-old, who recently announced her retirement from professional tennis, was body-shamed over gained weight by a few journalists.
Rafael Nadal was able to uphold the words of his coach, Carlos Moya, who said that this match against Alex de Minaur would be very different from the one in Barcelona.
German great Boris Becker has no interest in serving as Novak Djokovic's main coach for a second stint. The men's World No. 1 is currently without a full-time coach after splitting with Goran Ivanisevic following a shock third-round defeat to Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi in Indian Wells.
Top seed Jannik Sinner did top-seed things in his Madrid Open opener, smashing compatriot Lorenzo Sonego in two sets. In our preview, we hypothesized about the likelihood of Sonego actually winning and concluded there was virtually no chance of it happening.
There is a serious chance we won't see Rafael Nadal in tennis for much longer, but Carlos Alcaraz doesn't want to imagine it. The experienced Spaniard was already breaking through in tennis before Alcaraz was even born.
Iga Swiatek bested Sorana Cirstea in Doha on hard courts earlier this year, and she has now done the same on clay courts at the 2024 Madrid Open. This matchup has not been very good for the Romanian, who struggled with the world no.
Aryna Sabalenka sparked outrage with comments that appeared to cause harm to women's tennis but has defended herself from widespread criticism. During her Madrid Open pre-tournament press confidence, the Belarusian star candidly admitted that she doesn't watch a ton of tennis matches when she is not playing.
Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur is gearing up to face tennis legend Rafael Nadal for the second time in two weeks. After defeating the 22-time Grand Slam champion in their previous encounter, de Minaur is aiming to replicate his success when they meet again in Madrid.
Iga Swiatek has never backed away from admitting that she is a big fan of Rafael Nadal. She has always been quite vocal about the same and is following in his footsteps, winning three of the last four editions of the French Open.
Mirra Andreeva is back where it all began, in Madrid, a city she calls her "place of power" because of her success. Andreeva's seismic introduction to life on the women's tour came full circle when she competed at the Madrid Open last season.
Iga Swiatek, along with other players, continues to express frustration with the WTA management’s decision to hold the 2024 WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia.
Ons Jabeur was spotted working with Fernando Verdasco this year at the Madrid Open, as her coach, Issam Jellali, is not present in the Spanish capital.
Coco Gauff finally won a major last year, and she's not struggling to find the motivation to win another one, as she hopes to do it again this year. Winning a major title is the ultimate goal every tennis player has.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal took to the courts in Madrid this week, where they scored convincing wins in their respective matches. The two have been seen greeting each other briefly on the practice courts and Alcaraz was asked in a press conference if he would be playing doubles with Nadal at the Paris Olympics later this year.
No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus began her title defense at the Mutua Madrid Open with a three-set win over Poland's Magda Linette on Friday in Spain.
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz began his quest for a three-peat at the Mutua Madrid Open by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-1 in just 68 minutes Friday in his native Spain.
Plenty of talent will be on display during round of 64 action at ATP Madrid in Spain, including the stylings of Casper Ruud and Sebastian Korda, here is your look at four big matches on Day 4.
Day 5 at the WTA 1000 in Madrid will see all eight matches from the top half of the draw being played, with some of the world’s best players taking the court, including current US Open champion and 2022 Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff.
Clay court specialist Iga Swiatek cruised past her first-round opponent at the Madrid Open, as she revealed her objectives for the tournament. With a huge reputation on the clay courts, the Pole hopes to get off to a great start. After a quiet start in the Stuttgart Open, where Swiatek lost to Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.
Saturday at the ATP Mutua Madrid Open will just be one youngster after another trying to grab one of the biggest wins of his career. Jakub Mensik, Joao Fonseca, Matteo Arnaldi–all of these seem to have a realistic chance at upsetting the seeds.
Third-seeded Coco Gauff cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win in 51 minutes against the Netherlands' Arantxa Rus during the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.
The new women’s hockey league has revealed the individual accolades it will be handing out. On Thursday, the Professional Women’s Hockey League introduced the Billie Jean King MVP Award and Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Award.
Chinese teen Juncheng Shang closed out Wednesday's action with a marathon match, surviving France's Corentin Moutet 6-7 (9), 6-2, 7-6 (10) at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
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