The top seed at the Association of Tennis Professionals Madrid Open Rafael Nadal suffered a surprise defeat on home turf as he was dumped out at the quarter-final stage in the Spanish capital by fifth seed Alex Zverev.
Second seed Daniil Medvedev and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas both suffered surprise defeats during the third round of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 Madrid Open at the Caja Magica.
The top seeds in the men’s and women’s singles draws Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty were among the winners as action continued at the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica complex.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is searching for a new host city for this year’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals after cancelling its agreement with Budapest.
Belgium’s Elise Mertens came from a set down to beat third seed Simona Halep and reach the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
Three-time champion Petra Kvitová emerged victorious from a three-set battle against Veronika Kudermetova to advance to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.
Up to 1,000 spectators are set to be allowed into each of the three main courts at the French Open for the first 10 days of the tournament.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Madrid Open following a shock second round defeat to Karolína Muchová in the Spanish capital.
World number one Ashleigh Barty battled to a three-set victory in the second round of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Madrid Open.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic were among the first round winners as action continued at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Madrid Open.
Men's world number one Novak Djokovic will not defend his Madrid Open title after deciding against travelling to the Spanish capital for the Association of Tennis Professionals Masters 1000 event.
Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska remains ineligible to compete after her latest appeal to lift a provisional suspension was denied, it has been confirmed.
Canada's Bianca Andreescu has been forced to withdraw from the Madrid Open after testing positive for COVID-19.
Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty has revealed she had received an early vaccination against coronavirus after benefitting from a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) initiative.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and mobile gaming company Wildlife Studios have partnered to bring the Billie Jean King Cup online for players on the game Tennis Clash.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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