Tag: Madrid
Mutua Madrid Open: Katie Boulter and Jack Draper beaten as Carlos Alcaraz makes winning start | Tennis News
Brits Katie Boulter and Jack Draper exited the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start to his campaign. On her main draw debut in the Spanish capital, Boulter looked comfortable playing in the altitude and took the opening set in comfortable fashion. But 19-year-old American Montgomery battled back…
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FILE–Filipino tennis star Alex Eala. –Megan Briggs/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala ended her Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Mutua Madrid Open campaign with a tough loss to World No. 30 Sorana Cirstea of Romania in three sets, 3-6, 7-6(6), 4-6, on Friday (Manila time) in Spain. The 18-year-old Filipino fought back from a tough…
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Madrid Open: Carlos Alcaraz in action on Friday along with Brits Jack Draper and Katie Boulter | Tennis News
Here’s everything you need to know about the Madrid Open, which is live on Sky Sports from April 23 to May 5. The WTA final will take place on Saturday May 4, with the ATP singles final taking place the following day. Who’s in action on Friday in Madrid? Please use Chrome browser for a…
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Rafael Nadal: Spaniard dominates 16-year-old Darwin Blanch to reach second round of Mutua Madrid Open | Tennis News
Rafael Nadal dominated promising 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch to claim a masterful 6-1 6-0 victory in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. Lefty Blanch was making just his second ATP Masters 1000 appearance in the space of five weeks after his tour-level debut on home soil in Miami. But his…
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Mutua Madrid Open: Naomi Osaka defeated by Liudmila Samsonova in second round | Tennis News
Naomi Osaka suffered a second-round exit to 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova at the Madrid Open after an epic encounter lasting nearly two and a half hours. In a first set that was to bely the enthralling encounter to follow, Osaka swiftly fell behind 4-0 on her way to losing the opener 6-2, while she was…
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Emma Raducanu: Briton suffers early exit at Mutua Madrid Open against world No 82 Maria Lourdes Carle | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu’s clay-court form took a dive at the Madrid Open on Wednesday as the Brit exited the tournament after a first-round straight-sets defeat by world No 82 Maria Lourdes Carle. Raducanu came in to the contest on a high after winning four of her last five matches following excellent performances in the Billie Jean…
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Djokovic skips Madrid Open, Nadal to face teen Blanch
FILE–Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates victory over Croatia’s Dino Prizmic in their men’s singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 14, 2024. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) World number one and record 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will not play at the Madrid Open this week.…
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Emma Raducanu to play Karolina Pliskova in Madrid Open first round as she looks to continue form on clay | Tennis News
Emma Raducanu will play two-time Grand Slam finalist and former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday as she looks to continue her encouraging form on the clay. Raducanu won four matches in a row on the surface last week, with two victories while representing Great Britain…
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B Dortmund 4 – 2 A Madrid
Borussia Dortmund beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 on the night and 5-4 on aggregate to set up a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final with Paris Saint-Germain. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, the hosts needed to score first at a rocking Westfalenstadion and that is exactly what they did, taking the lead thanks to Julian Brandt’s well-taken…
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Carlos Alcaraz: Spaniard casts doubt on Madrid Open title defence due to arm injury | Tennis News
Carlos Alcaraz has cast doubt on his Madrid Open title defence later this month as the Spaniard nurses a right arm injury that has forced him to miss key tune-up events for the French Open. The 20-year-old successfully defended his Indian Wells title last month and then reached the Miami Open quarter-finals before sustaining the…
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