Serena Williams made her 2012 debut on the European clay at the Mutua Madrid Open slamming 14 aces to complete a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Elena Vesnina on Monday morning. Vesnina was the losing finalist at the Budapest Grand Prix tournament over the … [Read more...]
Petra Kvitova Wins Madrid Open
Petra Kvitova won her fourth WTA singles title of her career, her first Premier-level title and her third title of the 2011 season by defeating fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka 7-6(3), 6-4 to claim the Madrid Open. Kvitova’s week will vault the … [Read more...]
Kourtin’ Karen’s Tennis Week in Review
Week ending May 8, 2011 0-15 Injuries Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew from Madrid prior to his match against Rafael Nadal with a hip injury. He is being evaluated. Kim Clijsters is very unlikely to play Paris. She just resumed training … [Read more...]
Madrid: Nadal Wins with a Heavy Heart, Djokovic Tested Streak at 31
There was more than a match on his mind when Rafael Nadal took to the court on Saturday at the Madrid Open. Rafael Nadal had to overcome more than Roger Federer on court. Nadal was visibly emotionally distressed at the death of golfer Spanish … [Read more...]
Footnotes From Madrid
By Abigail Hinto in Madrid Friday was my last night in Madrid and here are my random thoughts on my experience at the Madrid Open. - I chose the Madrid Open as the tennis event I woul attend this year because I wanted to finally see Rafael Nadal … [Read more...]
Madrid: Night Session without Rafael Nadal
By Abigail Hinto in Madrid The children are gone, the grown ups are out, dressed up for the night's event. But it's not Rafael Nadal nor Juan Martin Del Potro that will be entertaining them. Taking their place are Andy Murray and Thomaz Bellucci … [Read more...]
Wozniacki, Stosur and Schiavone Upset in Madrid
Second straight tournament, second straight win for Germany’s Julia Goerges over No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. This time it was 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the third round of the Madrid open on Thursday. Goerges had to rally from 0-3 down in the first set while … [Read more...]
Madrid: Federer Escapes, Nadal Sails, Djokovic Extends Streak
You knew it would not be an easy day for Roger Federer. Â It took 70 minutes to play just the first set where he needed nine set points and a twenty-eight point tiebreaker to take the set from Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (13). This was only the first set of … [Read more...]
Zvonareva, Jankovic and Sharapova Fall in Madrid
Upsets ruled the day on the women’s side on Wednesday at the Madrid Open. World No. 3 Vera Zvonareva lost 6-1, 6-4 to 16th-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova. Zvonareva missed out on a chance to move up to No. 2 if she had reached the … [Read more...]
Madrid Open Wednesday – Kids’ Day and Nadal
By Abigail Hinto Groups of students from the little ones to the teenagers came in droves to the Caja Magica for Kids Day at the Madrid Open on Wednesday. They were enthusiastic, loud, and everywhere. At one practice court, a class of young … [Read more...]