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...
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...
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...
Novak Djokovic enters this week's Mutua Madrid Open in a situation unlike any he has experienced during the past decade. The defending champion arrives at the Spanish capital after having severed ties with his long-time team of coach Marian Vajda, fitness coach Gebhard Phil Gritsch and physiotherapist Miljan Amanovic. But Djokovic, who announced the split on his website last week, said he's excited about this new phase of his career and is energised by the challenge of returning to the top of the ATP World Tour. “It was not an easy decision, neither for my team nor for me... This team has been there with me ever since I started a professional career. So it's been 10 fantastic, successful years,”...
