Aussie Nick Kyrgios hit 14 aces to beat Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(1), 6-4 and move into the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday. Kyrgios, playing in his first clay-court match since 27 May 2016, won 81 per cent of his service points and converted his only break point. The 16th-seeded Kyrgios will next face American Ryan Harrison or countryman Bernard Tomic in the second round of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. The Aussie is now 17-4 on the season and looking to improve upon his quarter-final run in Madrid last year. Watch Live On TennisTV Watch Full Match Replays German Florian Mayer set-up a second-round contest against ninth seed David Goffin by beating Spaniard Marcel Granollers...
Watch Marius Copil come up clutch in the third set tie-break against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Mutua Madrid Open photo.
Rafael Nadal loves playing on the red clay in Monte-Carlo and Paris, but for the Mallorca native, there's nothing quite like playing in front of his home fans in Spain. The 30 year old, who won his 10th Barcelona title two weeks ago, will play for another home crown this week at the Mutua Madrid Open, the season's second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament on clay. “I'm very well treated all around the world. Of course, I'm not treated anywhere like I am in Spain,” Nadal said on Monday during his pre-tournament press conference. “To play in front of them, for me especially, it gives me a unique feeling... It's difficult to describe how you feel when you play...