Juan Martin del Potro believes he is gaining momentum on clay, despite a third-round exit on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open. “I'm feeling good,” said Del Potro, who returned this week to the ATP World Tour for the first time since late March. “It's not the same to be training than to be competing. That's why two matches perhaps are not too much, but for me it's okay. I think I am getting some momentum.” The popular Argentine remained positive after a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6) loss to Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic at the Caja Magica, and now travels to compete at next week’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia. [ALSO LIKE] “I think there are always positive things that you can take...
Alexander Zverev showed no signs of fatigue on Thursday in a business-like performance to reach the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-finals for the second consecutive year. Second seed Zverev out-hit and overpowered Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-4, 6-1 in 70 minutes. [ALSO LIKE] The German, who has now won nine of his past 10 matches, arrived in the Spanish capital on the back of lifting his seventh ATP World Tour title at the BMW Open by FWU (d. Kohlschreiber). He completed his opening win at the Caja Magica against Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy at 12:15 a.m. local time on Thursday. Zverev set up a Friday encounter against seventh-seeded American John Isner, who hit 32 aces to beat Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay...
Showered and changed, Denis Shapovalov reacts to beating fellow Canadian and one of his idols growing up, Milos Raonic, on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
After the first Top 10 of his career, Dusan Lajovic reflects on his triumph against the in-form Juan Martin del Potro at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Austrian Dominic Thiem line up a tremendous one-handed backhand down the line for a winner after an extended rally against Croatian Borna Coric. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
