MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz has shown the world that the future of men’s tennis is in a good place. Alcaraz’s record-setting week at the Mutua Madrid Open reached its culmination early Sunday evening inside Manolo […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been just two days since Carlos Alcaraz turned 19 and only a day after the Spanish teen sensation defeated his idol, Rafael Nadal. On Saturday at the Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Three career head-to-head meetings may be premature to constitute a rivalry in tennis. But don’t tell that to anyone. Least of all the fans who filled Manolo Santana Stadium at the Mutua Madrid […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal’s back from the brink of defeat third-round victory Thursday afternoon in the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Mágica was not just a thriller. It was also a milestone win for […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) A much-anticipated first meeting in five years between wild card Andy Murray and World No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Mutua Madrid Open was called off after the three-time major champion from Great […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All eyes were on Rafael Nadal, the home country hero and five-time Mutua Madrid Open champion, as he walked out to great applause from the fans who filled Manolo Santana Stadium Wednesday afternoon. […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year has made for Carlos Alcaraz. Twelve months ago, just 17, Alcaraz celebrated his 18th birthday at the Mutua Madrid Open when he lost to Rafael Nadal in the […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) France’s Gaël Monfils faced a Sisyphean task of trying to find a way to beat World No. 1 Novak Djokovic when they met Tuesday afternoon in their second-round match at the Mutua Madrid […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Twice a Mutua Madrid Open champion, in 2008 and 2015, Andy Murray made his return to La Caja Mágica Monday evening – his first Madrid appearance in five years – a triumphant one […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) NextGen ATP rising British star Jack Draper made his Mutua Madrid Open debut in the men’s singles draw a memorable one Sunday afternoon. The 124th-ranked wild card stunned No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego of […]
