Top seed and tournament favorite Carlos Alcaraz destroyed 2-time champion Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals at the Madrid Masters.

The contest was a rematch of last year’s final final which was also won by Alcaraz in routine fashion. Calling it one his best match of his career, the teen hit five aces, lost only 4 points on first serve, never faced a break point and broke the German …

The quarterfinals at the Madrid Masters began on Tuesday in the women’s draw with both bottom half favorites advancing from a set down.

Former champion Aryna Sabalenka rallied from a set down to defeat the powerful Egyptian Mayar Sherif 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Sabalenka tossed in eight doubles and won just 41% on second serves, but broke Sharif six times. Sabalenka lost just seven points on serve in the final set.

Sherif was up …

Tournament favorite Iga Swiatek survived a tough test from Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova winning in three sets 6-4, 6-7(7-4), 6-3 to reach her first Madrid Masters quarterfinals.

It was just Swiatek’s second 3-set match of the season, though it wasn’t looking like it would go the distance. Swiatek was dominating up a set and a break before the world No. 1 failed to serve it out and then missed a match point …

On the final day of the third round, former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas had to fight off the 22-year-old Sebastian Baez 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Baez couldn’t serve out the first putting Tsitsipas ahead.

The Greek fell early in the second going down 3-0 as well; but recovered late in the third, breaking the Baez for 5-3 …

Carlos Alcaraz stayed alive in his Madrid title defense knocking out Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 7-5 to reach the fourth round.

Alcaraz was in total control early — he lost just two points on serve in the first set — before Dimitrov played some incredible tennis to grab a break for 4-2 in the second. But …

Tournament favorite and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek eased past No. 28 seed Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final 16 at the Madrid Masters.

Swiatek had four aces and dropped just six points on first serve while breaking four times in the match. Swiatek has now won 24 of her last 25 matches on clay, and her last six.

“I wouldn’t say it was easy. Every match is tricky here,” …

The big showdown Saturday between Paula Badosa and Coco Gauff at the Madrid Masters was a dud as the Spaniard hammered the teen 6-3, 6-0 in front of her home fans.

Badosa worked over the error-prone American in just 71 minutes to reach the fourth round.

“I’m proud of myself,” Badosa said after her win. “In this court with all the crowd supporting you, it makes me feel like everything, it’s worth …

The battle of former finalists went right down to the wire at the Madrid Masters with Stefanos Tsitsipas coming out ahead of Dominic Thiem in three sets 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(7-5).

“It was very physical and I think we both played our best,” Tsitsipas said. “I’m in a way happy that we were able to show …

It was a dramatic day for the top players in the second round at the 2023 Madrid Masters as both Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune went the distance.

Alcaraz opened his title defense going down early before rallying past Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

The Finn had defeated Alcaraz in their only previous meeting some time ago and today Ruusuvuori was in dominant form early behind his serve and a flurry of …

Iga Swiatek cruised in her Madrid Masters opener with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Julia Grabher to advance to the third round.

The Polish world No. 1 broke serve four times and lost just eight points on first serve in the win. Swiatek has now won 23 of her last 24 matches on clay.

Swiatek, who is playing in just her second Madrid Masters, will have a day off before matching up …

The second round opened up in the Madrid Masters women’s draw with former champion and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka leading the way with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Romania’s Sorana Cirstea.

Sabalenka had lost to Cirstea in their only previous meeting back in Miami, so today she had her revenge.

“It was a great match,” Sabalenka said to the WTA. “I didn’t hit on the center court since I …

Two-time champion Andy Murray suffered his first-ever loss in the opening round at the Madrid Masters, falling to Italian Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 7-6(9-7).

The 27-year-old Vavassori started out strong with a quick break and big lead and then held break edge in the second. Murray, though, as he has done often this year, would get …

The first round concluded at the Madrid Masters and some popular former top players had a mixed day.

Former Top 5 Elina Svitolina returns to Madrid but was promptly shown the exits by Aliaksandra Sasnovich who scored a 6-4, 7-5 victory.

The 28-year-old Svitolina, now a mother, was playing in her first high-level event since Miami last year.

Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens also fell going down to Jaqueline Cristian 5-7, 6-4, …

On a busy opening day for the men at the Madrid Masters, while there were no seeds in action there was plenty of drama.

Former finalist Stan Wawrinka won a thriller over Maxime Cressy 6-7(3-7), 6-3, 7-6(7-4). The Swiss was powered by 19 aces to just one double fault in the two hour, 27 minute win. There were no break points in the third set!

I’m super happy, I was expecting a …

For the first time in 20 years there will be no Big 3 players in the Madrid Masters. Roger Federer has long retired, Rafael Nadal is still covering from a hip injury and Novak Djokovic just withdrew.

But there are still plenty of storylines.

Boy wonder Carlos Alcaraz returns as the defending champion and tournament favorite. The teen turns 20 next week but already has three big titles in his …