Tennis

ESPN News Services May 2, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year Thursday. Top-ranked Swiatek beat 20th-ranked Keys 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. “It was a pretty clean performance and really solid

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz‘s bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Spaniard got off to a good start but then was outplayed by the seventh-seeded Rublev, losing

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Madrid Open on Wednesday because of a hip injury. Sinner defeated Karen Khachanov in the fourth round on Tuesday and was scheduled to face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals on Thursday. “Very sad to have to

Associated Press May 1, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds. Becker fell far short of repaying his creditors

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Rafael Nadal had to pause for a few moments, visibly emotional, while addressing the crowd after his loss in the fourth round at the Madrid Open. As chants of “Rafa, Rafa, Rafa” echoed around, the five-time champion in Madrid made a farewell

Apr 30, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic thanked longtime fitness coach Marco Panichi for his years of service on Tuesday, signaling the end of a working relationship that began in 2017. “What amazing years of collaboration we’ve had. We reached the summit, won titles, broken records. But most of all, I

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — After two comfortable victories, Carlos Alcaraz was put to the test at the Madrid Open. The two-time defending champion who is coming off a right forearm injury needed nearly three hours to defeat 24th-ranked Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) in

Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Rafael Nadal‘s body withstood its toughest test yet at the Madrid Open as he needed three sets and more than three hours to get past 91st-ranked Pedro Cachin on Monday. In the women’s draw, meanwhile, top-ranked Iga Swiatek remained on track for

ESPN News Services Apr 29, 2024, 02:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz said he is playing pain-free at the Madrid Open following an arm injury that derailed the start of his clay-court season, but the defending champion still has some lingering doubts about his forehand. The 20-year-old successfully defended his Indian

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion, cruised past Thiago Seyboth Wild in the third round on Sunday to earn another comfortable win at the Madrid Open. Alcaraz won 6-3, 6-3 for his second straight victory in his first tournament after skipping Monte