Arguably the toughest tennis in tennis–going up against Rafael Nadal on clay–may have been exactly the wakeup call Dominic Thiem needed in order to get himself in gear this season. Thiem now finds himself in the Madrid final against Alexander Zverev. […]
With Rafael Nadal out, the Madrid title has suddenly become totally up for grabs. The remaining contenders are Dominic Thiem, Kevin Anderson, Alexander Zverev, and Denis Shapovalov, who will take the court for semifinal action on Saturday. […]
Dominic Thiem beating Rafael Nadal on clay is nothing new. After all, Thiem accomplished that feat in each of the past two seasons. Current form, though, suggested there was no way it would happen again on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open. But it did. […]
Dominic Thiem was the only player who could compete with Rafael Nadal on clay last season. Nobody has been able to do so in 2018, but Thiem will get another shot on Friday in Madrid. Alexander Zverev and John Isner are also in quarterfinal action. […]
A pair of surprising quarterfinal matchups are on Friday’s schedule in Madrid. Qualifier Dusan Lajovic will try to keep his run going at the expense of Kevin Anderson, while Kyle Edmund and Denis Shapovalov are set for an all-unseeded affair. […]
Rafael Nadal improved to 14-0 on clay this season and extended his set streak on the surface to 50 when he took care of Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4 in the Mutua Madrid Open third round on Thursday. John Isner and Dusan Lajovic also reached the quarterfinals.
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Rafael Nadal continue his bid for a sixth Madrid title when he goes up against Diego Schwartzman during third-round action on Thursday. Fellow Canadians Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov are also aiming for a place in the quarterfinals. […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas went 1-for-20 on break points during his 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(3) loss to Evgeny Donskoy in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday. Tsitsipas converted one of 14 chances–enough to take the opening set–before going 0-for-4 in the second and 0-for-2 in the third. […]
Novak Djokovic will try to keep some momentum going when he faces Kyle Edmund in the Madrid second round on Wednesday. Roberto Bautista Agut and Philipp Kohlschreiber are also aiming for a place in the last 16. […]
Rafael Nadal will kick of his Madrid campaign when second-round action wraps up on Wednesday. Nadal is getting things started against Gael Monfils, while Juan Martin Del Potro is going up against Damir Dzumhur on Tuesday. […]
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