Controversial treatment of women at Madrid Open: Ball girl drama, birthday cake-gate, and silent trophy ceremony
The 2023 Mutua Madrid Open recently came under fire for a series of decisions that left tennis fans outraged. From replacing ball kids with model ball girls in revealing outfits for male matches to...
Unseeded Azarenka and Haddad Maia stun top seeds to claim Madrid Open doubles title
Playing their first tournament together, unseeded Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia won the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open doubles title by beating top seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-4 in Sunday's final.
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Aryna Sabalenka wins Madrid Open, gets her first win over Iga Swiatek on clay
A day after celebrating her 25th birthday, Aryna Sabalenka won the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-3 3-6 6-3 victory over Iga Swiatek in the final, avenging the recent defeat in the Porsche Tennis...
Aryna Sabalenka returns to Madrid final with dominant victory over Maria Sakkari
A day before her 25th birthday, the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returned to the final of the WTA 1000 tournament with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Maria Sakkari in the Manolo...
Controversy surrounds Veronika Kudermetova’s Tatneft sponsorship on tennis dress: Will she have to ditch the logo for Wimbledon?
Professional athletes frequently have corporate sponsorships that provide financial support for their careers, and tennis players are no exception. However, sometimes those sponsorships can come with controversy, as is currently the case with Russian...
Swiatek dominates Pera on clay to progress to fourth round at Madrid Open
In a battle between two players who had the longest Hologic WTA Tour runs on clay a year ago, world No.1 Iga Swiatek defeated left-hander Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-2 to reach the fourth round...
Injured Emma Raducanu is out of Madrid and the Top 100
Shortly before her first-round match at the Mutua Madrid Open, Emma Raducanu is withdrawing from the clay-court tournament, citing a right hand injury. Now her yesterday's awkward press conference makes much more sense.
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Pressure getting to Raducanu? The Brit underwhelms at Madrid presser with 3.6-word average response length
Emma Raducanu has been handed a tough draw at the Mutua Madrid Open, leaving her with a huge challenge to avoid dropping more ranking points. However, it seems like the pressure may already be...
Barbora Strycova’s singles comeback falls short in Madrid Open
Playing her first match since 2021 Australian Open and since welcoming her first child in 2021, veteran Barbora Strycova lost to Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 7-6(5) in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open.
Italy's...
Get ready for a doubles showdown: Hsieh Su-Wei, Barbora Strycova make a comeback at Madrid Open
Tennis fans have a lot to look forward to this clay-court season as Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova are set to make their comeback at next week's Mutua Madrid Open. Hsieh, a former world...
