Rafa Nadal cleared the latest hurdle on his quest for a third claycourt title in under a month when he overpowered Michael Llodra 6-2 6-2 on to set up a Madrid Masters semi-final against Roger Federer.
Rafa Nadal cleared the latest hurdle on his quest for a third claycourt title in under a month when he overpowered Michael Llodra 6-2 6-2 on to set up a Madrid Masters semi-final against Roger Federer.
World number four Andy Murray crashed out of the Madrid Open when he was beaten 6-4 6-2 by unseeded Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in the third round on Thursday.
World number one Rafa Nadal moved into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open without hitting a shot on Thursday after his third-round opponent Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew from the clay event with a hip injury.
MADRID - Novak Djokovic extended his season-opening winning streak to 29 matches on Thursday at the Madrid Open, equaling the best start in men’s tennis since Ivan Lendl in 1986.
MADRID - Spain’s Rafael Nadal was given a walkover into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Thursday when opponent Juan Martin Del Potro withdrew before their third-round match with a hip injury.
A man was charged with stalking Serena Williams after police said they caught him trying to enter the tennis star’s gated neighborhood.
Novak Djokovic, untouchable to date in a season which has seen him rack up 27 wins for no losses, admitted Tuesday he’s living a tennis dream which cannot go on.
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open by beating Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday.
Former world number one Andy Roddick was dumped out in the first round of the Madrid Open on Monday, upset 6-4 6-7 6-3 by qualifier Flavio Cipolla.
FUJAIRAH - The Sheikh Zayed Cup is all set to be staged at the Fujairah Tennis Academy and Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort later this week.