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Ruud saves two match points to deny Tsitsipas in Madrid epic
Tsitsipas (world No 80) had two match points at 5-3 in the third set. Ruud (No 12) saved them both, won the tiebreak 7-3, and roared. Nine straight wins in Madrid, defending champion, ice cold. Tsitsipas played the best tennis of his year and still lost.
Potapova and Noskova send Rybakina and Gauff packing as Madrid draw is turned on its head
Potapova (lucky loser) beat Rybakina (No 2) 7-6 (8), 6-4 after entering the draw when Keys withdrew on Friday morning; Noskova (No 13) beat Gauff (No 3) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 from a double break down in the third set. Two of the tournament favourites are out. The quarter-finals are wide open.
Blockx stuns Auger-Aliassime as Madrid’s last 16 takes shape
Blockx (world No 53) beat Auger-Aliassime (No 3) 7-6 (3), 6-3 without a moment of panic – and moved from No 117 to No 53 in a single clay swing. The last 16 now features Tsitsipas v Ruud, Zverev v Mensik, and Medvedev v Cobolli. The draw is alive.
Jodar beats Fonseca to reach first Masters last 16 in front of his hometown crowd
Two 19-year-olds, the night session in Madrid, the city where Jodar was born – Jodar (wild card) beat Fonseca (No 27) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1, and the third set was a statement.
Rybakina grinds past Zheng despite electronic line-calling row to reach Madrid last 16
Rybakina (No 2) came from a set down to beat Zheng (No 32) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, paused midway through to tell the umpire the line-calling system was wrong — and then went back to winning. Not her best tennis. Still through.
Gauff battles illness and Cirstea to advance as Madrid’s food poisoning toll mounts
Tsitsipas silences the noise with finest performance in months
Medvedev claims first clay win since Monte-Carlo humiliation in nervy Madrid opener
Swiatek retires in tears as troubled season takes another painful turn
Atmane survives cramp ordeal to eliminate Humbert in two tiebreaks
Sinner survives Bonzi scare to extend Masters winning streak to 23
Ugo Carabelli sends Monfils into the Madrid night one last time
Fils conquers Barcelona to signal he is back among the best
Shelton avenges Munich final defeat to claim first European clay title
Rybakina reclaims Stuttgart crown and leads the WTA Race opening the clay seaon
Shelton books back-to-back Munich finals with clinical Molcan dismissal
Rybakina and Muchova reach Stuttgart final as top seeds continue to fall
Rublev fights back to reach first Barcelona
Cobolli stuns defending champion Zverev to reach first Munich final
Sinner’s Monte-Carlo revelation: “I am surprised in a very good way”