Watch Hot Shot as Dominic Thiem hits a perfect volley at a crucial moment against Rafael Nadal in the Mutua Madrid Open final. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch Hot Shot as Rafael Nadal perfectly responds to a pressure point in the Mutua Madrid Open final. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
View FedEx ATP Head2Head for Sunday's final at the Mutua Madrid Open & vote for who you think will win! Nadal v Thiem [GROUP POLL]45[/GROUP POLL] One day after defeating Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal could tie his rival’s record by capturing his 30th ATP Masters 1000 championship on Sunday. Nadal bids for his fifth title in eight Mutua Madrid Open finals against first-time ATP Masters 1000 finalist Dominic Thiem. The Spaniard has swept 14 matches and 28 of 30 sets on clay this spring, including titles at Monte-Carlo and Barcelona. Though he lost to Nadal 6-4, 6-1 in the Barcelona final on April 30, Thiem has defeated him on clay before, rallying from match point down in the 2016 Buenos...
Eighth seed Dominic Thiem reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final on Saturday at the Mutua Madrid Open, not facing a break point in defeating Pablo Cuevas in a physical 6-4, 6-4 match that ended after midnight. “I feel great. It means a lot to play my first final at this level. These tournaments are so strong, so it's amazing for me to go that far. I'm very happy at the moment,” said Thiem. “I will give everything tomorrow and hope I can play a good final.” The Austrian will play Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final after the Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic earlier in the day. Nadal leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Thiem 3-1, with all...
Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin ended Spain's hopes of having a home doubles champion at the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Frenchmen knocked out eighth seeds Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-2, 6-3 in 67 minutes to reach the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 doubles final. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Lopez/Lopez were attempting to become the first Spanish team to win the Madrid title in the 16-year history of the tournament. Mahut/Roger-Vasselin will meet fourth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, who received a walkover into the doubles final when Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock withdrew because Kyrgios has a left hip injury. Kubot/Melo have now reached three of the season's four Masters...