ATP World Tour stars react to Novak Djokovic, the defending champion at the Mutua Madrid Open, parting company with his team of 10 years. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
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...
Watch highlights as Dominic Thiem saves match points to defeat Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric upsets Andy Murray, while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal advance in straight sets Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
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...
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,...