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Djokovic Wins Attritional Battle; Nishikori Denies Ferrer

Two-time champion Novak Djokovic won an attritional baseline battle against Feliciano Lopez under a closed roof at the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. The second seed worked hard to record a 6-4, 7-5 win against Lopez, who was playing with great confidence on serve, in one hour and 33 minutes. Djokovic will take an 11-2 FedEx ATP Head2Head series lead into Friday’s quarter-final against sixth seed Kei Nishikori, including victories in their past 10 matches. "The level was definitely very high today I thought from both of us," admitted Djokovic. "I think Feliciano played really well, especially in the second set. I wasn't winning too many points on his service games until the last one, when I managed to return...

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Zverev Upsets Cilic, Wawrinka Falls To Paire

Alexander Zverev scored his first win on clay over a Top 10 player in the Emirates ATP Rankings, reaching the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday in a late-night thriller over seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4.  The #NextGenATP German boosts his FedEx ATP Head2Head against Cilic to 3-1 and has won their past three matches. He’ll now take on 11th seed Tomas Berdych for a place in the last eight after the Czech player defeated Robin Haase 7-6(5), 6-3. Zverev trails his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Berydch 1-4, but won their most recent meeting this past September in St. Petersburg.  Watch Live On TennisTV  Watch Full Match Replays Cilic recovered from being a break down...

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Nadal, Kyrgios Square Off Thursday In Madrid

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the following match-ups Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open & vote for who you think will win!  Nadal v Kyrgios | Djokovic v Lopez | Murray v Coric | Nishikori v Ferrer [GROUP POLL]42[/GROUP POLL] View Thursday schedule • Five of the Top 6 seeds are in third-round action at the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday, including past champions Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Murray meets #NextGenATP player Borna Coric, who could become the first lucky loser ever to reach the Madrid quarter-finals. Djokovic takes an 8-1 head-to-head record into his match with Madrid native Feliciano Lopez.   • Nadal, who leads all players with 30 wins in 2017 and four Madrid titles,...

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