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Benoit Paire reflected on the challenges of playing a close friend in Stan Wawrinka at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.

Two-time champion Novak Djokovic hung tough, drawing on his big-match experience to come through a stern second-round test against Spanish veteran Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 at the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday. Second seed Djokovic, who missed out on an opportunity to break at 4-4 in the second set, soon trailed Almagro 0-3 in the decider, but worked his way back on Court Manolo Santana to record his 15th match win of the season over two hours and 15 minutes. “Obviously when you're not winning too many matches, you have to build the confidence level, so to win matches like this definitely helps confidence,” said Djokovic. “[Almagro] loves playing on clay. He was obviously motivated. He has a lot...

Sixth seed Kei Nishikori was forced to produce some of his best tennis on Wednesday to subdue the baseline power of Diego Schwartzman at the Mutua Madrid Open. In a high-quality encounter, belying the scoreline of the first two sets, Nishikori recorded his 15th match win at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, with a 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory in two hours. Nishikori, the 2014 runner-up (l. to Nadal), drew on his reserves to come through a 22-point first service game and led 3-1 in the deciding set, before Schwartzman made a comeback. Nishikori, who had defeated Schwartzman over three sets at the Argentina Open in February, could not convert four match point opportunities at 5-3, but one game...

Jack Sock goes around the net post for this unreal Hot Shot on Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has returned to the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings this season and become a father. Getty Images photo.