Novak Djokovic moves to the Madrid Open 2019 final after defeating Dominic Thiem 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) while Roger Federer heads to Italian Open after losing to Thiem.
Rafael Nadal is killing at the 2018 Madrid Open, but some fans got up in arms about his wearing a Real Madrid soccer jersey while Novak Djokovic moves ahead after defeating Kei Nishikori 7-5 6-4.
What has kept fans rooting for Rafael Nadal through his ups and downs is the simple fact that he doesn't pretend like nothing's wrong, and he doesn't play victim as many others have.
Andy Murray dethroned Spaniard Rafael Nadal from his home turf Sunday when he beat him at the 2015 Madrid Open finals. It was a highly anticipated game between two very determined tennis stars, and the action did not disappoint.
Andy Murray's betting odds to win the 2015 French Open, following a comprehensive victory over Rafael Nadal on Sunday, are shortening drastically. The Scot, who won ATP Munich on clay last week, won the second clay court tournament of his career in Madrid, defeating Nadal 6-3, 6-2
Rafael Nadal was aiming for his fifth record win at the 2015 Madrid Open, but Andy Murray, who's been running on fumes, dug deep and took the title for himself. The number three ranked tennis player hadn't been able to beat Rafi in six of their previous matches on the clay surface
Today's final match at the 2015 Madrid Open should be a clash of the titans as Spaniard Rafael Nadal takes on British Andy Murray. Rafi has had some stumbles this season, but with Novak Djokovic out of this open, it seems he's come on strong taking out player after player determined to get to the finals
Novak Djokovic has been sitting high at the number one position for nearly 145 weeks, and he knows that he needs to play it smart if he wants to stay there and break more historical records.
Tennis playdowns in the 2015 Madrid Masters continued on Saturday with four top ten players all gunning for the final. The clay court event, part of the build-up to the French Open, featured Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, and Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
Rafael Nadal is continuing his role of knocking people out of his way as he just beat Tomas Berdych in two sets 7-6 (3), 6-1 taking him into the 2015 Madrid Open finals to face either Andy Murray or rising powerhouse Kei Nishikori.
The 2015 Mutua Madrid Open, part of the Masters series on the ATP Tour, continued on Friday. While several top ten players were in action the results from the four matches played did not produce any surprises as the higher seed won in each case.