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
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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
2:21 PM ET Cristian Garin secured the BMW Open title after defeating Matteo Berrettini in Munich Sunday. The Chilean won 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(1) to pick up his second title after his maiden ATP title in Houston last month. “I’m so excited right now,” Garin said. “It’s amazing. I cannot believe it, so I’m very happy.
6:24 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Naomi Osaka won her opening match at the Madrid Open. Caroline Wozniacki withdrew due to injury and Garbine Muguruza was upset by Petra Martic in straight sets on Sunday. Top-ranked Osaka, the reigning U.S. Open and Australian Open champion, hit 43 winners, including eight aces, on the outdoor
May 5, 2019 The first major combined tennis event since the Miami Open is underway on red clay in Madrid’s Caja Magica, or “Magic Box.” Both the ATP and WTA harbor several players who might be hoping that something magical will happen to them in the coming days in Madrid, or perhaps even the following
6:51 PM ET Associated Press ESTORIL, Portugal — Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated David Goffin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Estoril Open final. Tsitsipas will play for the title against Pablo Cuevas, who beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Tsitsipas broke Goffin’s serve five times to reach the victory in 2 hours,