Four-time champion Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak to 11 matches on Wednesday when he showed great heart in beating Fabio Fognini for a place in the Mutua Madrid Open third round. Nadal, with an ATP World Tour-best 30 match wins on the season, recorded his fifth victory in seven clay-court meetings against Fognini 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and 57 minutes on Court Manolo Santana. “I think that even though I played really badly, my attitude has been very positive," said Nadal. "My attitude and the will to win today's match was there. My level of tennis was not so high today, but I managed to make it through. It was uncomfortable. I think before it wasn't so...
Diego Schwartzman's warm-up against Kei Nishikori at the Mutua Madrid Open was far more eventful than he wanted it to be. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Mutua Madrid Open
Kei Nishikori discusses defeating Diego Schwartzman at the Mutua Madrid Open in his first match in more than a month. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Follow all the latest off-court action on MyATP! Download the app for iPhone or Android or visit MyATP.com. Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, Spain In the mood for a little dancing in Madrid? TVE visited Novak Djokovic’s practice and taught the Serbian star a few moves to the popular song “Despacito”. Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Feliciano Lopez, David Goffin and Joao Sousa were among the stars to attend the players’ party at Teatro Kapital. Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Carlos Moya were on hand to help celebrate Tournament Director Manolo Santana's birthday. ¡Feliz cumpleaños, Manolo! @RafaelNadal, @DavidFerrer87, @Charlymoya y otros jugadores le dieron una sorpresa al director del #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/L0Zc9Vorbk— Mutua Madrid Open (@MutuaMadridOpen) May 10, 2017 Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Djokovic visited the padel courts in...
Watch Wednesday highlights from the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic survive lengthy battles to reach the round of 16. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Mutua Madrid Open
