Yesterday, Roger Federer saved two match points in a thriller over Gael Monfils in Madrid. Today, Federer blew two of his own as Dominic Thiem won his fourth encounter with the Swiss in 3-6, 7-6(11), 6-4 quarterfinal victory.

“Losing with match points is the worst, so that’s how I feel. But nevertheless, if I take a step back, it’s all good,” Federer said.

“I had a great week. People couldn’t have …

A year after losing to Petra Kvitova, Kiki Bertens returned to Madrid final where Saturday she will face Simona Halep who is also a win from the No. 1 ranking.

Bertens hung on the beat Sloane Stephens in her semifinal 6-2, 7-5. Bertens jumped out early in the first, but Stephens held an early lead in the second before Bertens leveled and eventually took the match.

“I love it here,” Bertens said. …

Simona Halep is back in the Madrid semifinals for a fourth time. The two-time champion eased past Ash Barty 7-5, 7-5 breaking the Australian at 5-all in both sets.

“For me, it’s a huge victory,” said Halep. “It’s a huge match that I played today. It means a lot that I could win this match.

“It was very difficult and every point was important,” she added. “I tried to stay calm during …

Roger Federer was on the brink of exiting the Madrid Masters twice on Thursday. The Swiss who is playing his first clay event in three years, breezed in the opening set against Gael Monfils, then, serving to stay in the match in the third saved match points on two occasions before eventually pulling it out 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(3).

Federer won the first set in a blink but Monfils found his form, …

Rafael Nadal showed no signs of a bad stomach bug Wednesday in Madrid, smacking Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in his Madrid opener.

“It’s a day to be very satisfied, very happy. I managed to win. I managed to win in two sets [against] an opponent, who was not easy, and the day was not the best. It was windy and cold,” Nadal said. “Of course there have been positive …

It was a great day for the top seeds at the Madrid Masters on Wednesday. In third round play, higher seeds went 6-0 lead by the Top 3 trio of Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova and Simona Halep.

Osaka had no issues in rolling past Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2,6-3 to reach her first Madrid quarterfinal.

“I think I played well today,” said Osaka. “But I knew that I had to because I’ve played her …

After a successful return to clay court tennis yesterday in Madrid, Roger Federer revealed one of the reasons he’s returned to the surface was to get into longer rallies, something he didn’t see much of on hard or grass courts.

“This was more about preparing for extended rallies which I knew I wanted to work on because of the problems I had at the US Open with the heat,” he …

After another disappointing event, Grigor Dimitrov announced yesterday that he and coach Dani Valverduu have split.

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— Grigor Dimitrov (@GrigorDimitrov) May 7, 2019

Ranked No. 46, Dimitrov reached was as high as No. 3 about 18 months ago after capturing the 2017 ATP Finals title.

But that was also his last title and in the last 12 months he has yet to make …

Gael Monfils is back to being Gael Monfils. After being out with injury, the Frenchman is back on court this week in Madrid where today during a 3-set win over Marton Fucsovics, Monfils came up with this incredible response off a lob:

Tennis’s “human highlight reel” returns tomorrow to test the GOAT, Roger Federer who has his own arsenal of …

Roger Federer hadn’t played a match on clay in over three years (or 1090 days), but you wouldn’t know it watching him play today in Madrid. The 37-year-old looked dominant in a comfortable win over Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2 in just 52 minutes.

Federer broke early in both sets and was never troubled on serve en route to his first clay win since 2016 Rome.

Gasquet was playing his first event of …

Tournament favorites Naomi Osaka and Simona both advanced into the third round at the Madrid Masters on Tuesday.

After winning a tough opening set against Sara Sorribes Tormo, she dropped the second but won the last six games to take it 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 over the last Spaniard left in the women’s draw.

“I have played [Sorribes Tormo] before and I have practiced with her once before, but it was a …

Commenting for the first time on the Justin Gimelstob situation, player council member Novak Djokovic supported the American’s decision to resign because of the pressure it was putting on the players, and, from the sound of it, not necessarily the violent incident which took place last fall and led to the former tour player to wind up in legal trouble.

“Under the circumstances it was a wise decision from his side …

Speaking to the media Monday in Madrid, Alexander Zverev said the personal problems that have led to his slump this season are finally in the past.

Zverev, who finished 2018 winning the ATP Finals, hasn’t won a title this year and hasn’t won consecutive matches since Acapulco.

“I’d definitely be playing better than I was this year, yes,” Zverev said if he wasn’t battling with off court issues. “But, as I …

After taking almost two more months off to get his right knee strong again, Juan Martin del Potro is set to return to singles Wednesday in Madrid.

The Argentine, who played doubles with Kei Nishikori Monday in a successful test, will meet Laslo Djere in his clay opener.

“I’m feeling good progress,” del Potro said Monday. “I’m progressing day after day. For me to be here in this tournament is another step …

In the match of the day in Madrid, Sloane Stephens knocked out fellow Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka in three sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

“Playing Vika is always really competitive. She’s a good player, a great champion. I just tried to play my game, focus on what I was supposed to be doing,” Stephens told the WTA Insider.

“In the second set, she raised her game a little bit and I dropped …