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Madrid : Andy Murray of Britain has withdrawn from the Madrid Open ahead of his match against world number one Novak Djokovic citing an illness, tournament organisers said in a statement on Thursday. Murray defeated Denis Shapovalov of…

Madrid : A resurgent Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the third round at the Madrid Open, an ATP 1000 tournament. This is the first time the 34-year-old Murray, the winner of three…

Madrid : Reigning Madrid Open champion Alexander Zverev began his title defence on Wednesday with a tough three-set win against Marin Cilic at Manolo Santana Stadium, here. The German made a slow start in the second-round meeting, but found…

Madrid : Great Britain's Andy Murray, who returned to clay for the first time in nearly two years, defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 6-4 to secure a Round-of-32 clash against Denis Shapovalov at the Madrid Open here. Murray was ranked…

Madrid : Garbine Muguruza's unhappy relationship with the Madrid Open continued when the No. 7 seed crashed out of the Round of 32 after a 6-3, 6-0 defeat to Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina. Kalinina had already shown she is an effective…

Madrid : Former World No.1 Naomi Osaka brushed off any long-term injury concerns after her 6-3, 6-1 loss to Sara Sorribes Tormo in the second round of the Madrid Open here.The 24-year-old Japanese said on Sunday that she has been trying to…

Madrid : World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas is the latest tennis star to slam Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing, describing the decision as 'not nice'.The world No.4 Tsitsipas is not the first star to slam…

Madrid : Two-time champion and former world No. 1, Simona Halep of Romania, notched a match-win at the Madrid Open for the 29th time in her career, defeating world No.2 Paula Badosa of Spain 6-3, 6-1 to set up a Round-of-16 clash against…

Madrid : The 21-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal has termed Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament as 'very unfair'. Speaking ahead of the Madrid Open, Nadal said he understands the reason…

Madrid : World No.1 Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Madrid Open 2022 on Wednesday, citing a right shoulder injury."We just thought that this is the best decision for me to recover properly because I didn't really have time to recover…