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May 10, 2017

Paire Discusses Playing Good Friend Wawrinka At Madrid 2017

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.

May 10, 2017

Djokovic Fights Hard For Almagro Win

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...

May 10, 2017

Nishikori Battles To Join Raonic In Madrid Third Round

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...

May 10, 2017

Kyrgios/Sock Advance To Madrid QFs

Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock advanced to the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday, joining forces to beat fifth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 6-4, 6-4. Kyrgios/Sock dropped only eight points on serve during the 60-minute win. Klaasen and Ram have picked up titles this year at the Delray Beach Open and the BNP Paribas Open. Elsewhere, Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor accounted for last month’s Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters champions Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas 6-3, 6-2 in 54 minutes. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers also moved into the quarter-finals, prevailing against Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic 4-6, 6-4, 14-12. Lucky losers Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert...

May 09, 2017

Sock's Stunning Around-The-Post Hot Shot In Madrid 2017

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.