8:29 AM ET World No. 1 Novak Djokovic automatically progressed to the Madrid Open semifinals after his quarterfinal opponent Marin Cilic was forced to withdraw because of food poisoning on Friday. “Dear fans, Madrid Open organisers, Novak Djokovic, I am sorry to announce that I must withdraw from today’s match,” said the Croatian on Twitter.
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3:23 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Facing match point and on a second serve, Roger Federer decided it was time for a “panic move.” So he went into all-out attacking mode, charging to the net to try to avoid a disappointing end to his first clay-court tournament since 2016. It worked. A lucky volley,
6:17 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — David Ferrer‘s career came to an end with a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Alexander Zverev in the second round at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Spaniard had announced earlier that this would be his last tournament because he didn’t feel he was fit enough to keep
12:22 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the Madrid Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday. Nadal lost only four points on his serve in the first set and broke Auger-Aliassime three times in the second to close out the match at
3:52 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Roger Federer made his return to clay with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Richard Gasquet at the Madrid Open on Tuesday. Playing a clay-court match for the first time since 2016, Federer needed less than an hour to ease past Gasquet and reach the third round of a
5:41 AM ET A wildcard has been reserved for former world no. 1 Andy Murray to play at the Queen’s Club Championships in June but the Scot has been given time to confirm his participation, organisers said on Tuesday. Murray, a three-times Grand Slam champion, has not played competitively since his first round exit at
6:20 PM ET ESPN News Services MADRID — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic said Justin Gimelstob‘s recent resignation from the ATP board of directors was a “wise decision.” Speaking Monday at the Madrid Open, Djokovic said Gimelstob did the right thing by stepping down after being sentenced in a U.S. court for attacking a former friend. Djokovic
2:56 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Defending champion Petra Kvitova defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 7-6 (5) to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Monday. The second-seeded Czech outlasted Mladenovic by winning the last three points in the tiebreaker to close out the match in nearly two hours. Kvitova, seeking her fourth
10:07 AM ET Simon Cambers MADRID — When Roger Federer steps on court Tuesday night in Madrid for his first match on clay in three years, he will do so with hope and unburdened by expectation. Limited by injury to five clay matches in 2016 and having avoided the surface entirely in 2017 and 2018
4:26 PM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 7-6(4) Sunday to win the Estoril Open in Portugal. The top seed secured his first clay-court title with victory over the Uruguayan in one hour and 43 minutes. “You really have to fight hard and give your soul out on the court,” said Tsitsipas. “This title