Aryna Sabalenka continued her title defense easing past 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-4 to return to the Madrid Masters semifinal for a third time in four years.

The Belarussian never faced a break point in the match as she upped her Madrid win streak to 10 in the Spanish capital.

“I’m super …

Rafael Nadal’s run at the Madrid Masters came to an end in the fourth round Wednesday at the hands of Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-4.

Lehecka, 15 years younger than the 37-year-old Nadal, used his powerful serve and strong net play to thwart Nadal who had just played three hours Monday. Rafa …

Iga Swiatek finally got a test Tuesday at the Madrid Masters needing three sets to put away Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.

Though after dropping the first from 4-1 up, Swiatek torched the Brazilian winning 12 of the last 14 games.

“I needed to for sure stick to the tactics, because in the first set I started making too many …

Aryna Sabalenka put an end to Danielle Collins ending the American’s 15-match win streak with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win in a noisy affair at the Madrid Masters.

After Collins swept the opener, the Belarussian opened a two-break 3-0 lead in the third before Collins got one break back. Sabalenka’s form was too steady in the end. She improves …

Rafael Nadal had his first three set match since January but prevailed 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 over Pedro Cachin to reach the fourth round of the Madrid Masters.

Cachin served for the second at 5-4 but failed though managed to extend it to three in the breaker. Nadal would quickly rebound getting …

Carlos Alcaraz notched his 13th straight win at the Madrid Masters taking down Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil 6-3, 6-3.

The 2-time defending champion again had no forearm issues and in two matches has lost just nine games.

“I think I played at a really good level,” Alcaraz said to the ATP. …

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka had to work overtime Sunday to stay alive at the Madrid Masters, edging American teen Robin Montgomery 6-1, 6-7(5-7), 6-4 to reach the last 16.

Sabalenka, twice a Madrid champion, had to break the 19-year-old to win the match in the third.

Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina topped Mayar …

Ten days ago Alex De Minaur got the better of Rafael Nadal in Barcelona. Today at the Madrid Masters, Rafa would have his revenge with a strong 7-6(6), 6-3 to register his first Top 20 win in nearly 2.5 years.

“I think for moments it has been …

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Rafael Nadal didn’t was far from his best but still well good enough to hammer teen Darwin Blanch 6-1, 6-0 in the first round at the Madrid Masters.

Playing just his third event of the season, the 37-year-old Nadal didn’t have his serve at full strength nor his strokes, yet still lost one …

Rafael Nadal admits that what could be the final stretch of his pro career is not perfect, at least he can do it on court and in front of his fans.

“It’s not perfect, of course not perfect, but at least I am playing and I can enjoy again, especially in the few …

Spanish hero Rafael Nadal returns to the Madrid Masters Thursday to take on American teen Darwin Blanch.

The 5-time champion Nadal hasn’t won in Madrid since 2017 and expectation are low. But against the 16-year-old Blanch who is making his clay Masters debut, they’ll be sky high.

“The goal is to be on court and enjoy as long as possible,” said …

After missing his first two European clay stops, Carlos Alcaraz says he will give it a go at the biggest event in his home country, the Madrid Masters.

Alcaraz, who is seeded second at the event, is a 2-time defending champion, but this year comes in with an injury concern. The 20-year-old missed Monte Carlo and Barcelona due to a …

The first combined Masters on clay gets underway today at the Madrid Masters. In its second year of its new expanded 96-draw, 12-day format, players will know they are a month from the start of the French Open.

The high-altitude event has again attracted a stellar field led by Spanish stars …

Elena Rybakina continued to make her case that she’s the next new No. 1. The soft-spoken Kazakh cruised past Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Stuttgart indoor clay event.

“I’m really happy with all the matches I played here throughout the week, especially in the final. Was very solid from me,” Rybakina said.

“I think that’s a good start on clay season, and hopefully I can continue …