For the next week, there's only Madrid - the ATP begins and the WTA continues with the third and fourth rounds of competition today and tomorrow.
The WTA had a handful of seeds knocked out early - Sabalenka, Badosa, Muguruza, Collins, Pliskova, Ostapenko. I am 🙏 for a 3rd Madrid Title for Simona Halep!
With the Italian Open Rome beginning immediately after Madrid (May 8-15), we'll see who's match tough for these grueling two weeks with only one week rest for some before Roland Garros begins May 22, 2022.
Vamos - a ver que pasa👇
MUTUA MADRID OPENWTA/ATP 1000Madrid, Spain
Mutua Madrid Open ATP Masters 1000Park ManzanaresMadrid, SpainMay 1 - 8, 2022
Surface: Clay outdoor
Draw: Singles 56, Doubles 28
This is the 20th edition of the tournament on the ATP side.
Most titles: Rafael Nadal with 5. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have won 3 times each.
Defending champion: Alexander Zverev
Seeds (in order of seeding): Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Hubert Hurkacz, Diego Schwartzman, Denis Shapovalov, Reilly Opelka, Pablo Carreno Busta
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| Madrid Hadid Civil Justice Court |
Seeds (in order of seeding): Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Hubert Hurkacz, Diego Schwartzman, Denis Shapovalov, Reilly Opelka, Pablo Carreno Busta
The top 8 seeds receive a first-round bye.
Other notables include: Grigor Dimitrov, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, John Isner, Karen Khachanov, Miomir Kecmanovic, Gael Monfils
Wildcards: Spanish player Carlos Gimeno Valero, plus Jack Draper, Andy Murray, Lucas Pouille.
There was some controversy about the wildcards because IMG, the tournament owner, gave wildcards to their clients instead of to additional Spanish players. This is a common practice and is another example of the many conflicts of interest in tennis.
Withdrawals: Matteo Berrettini, Daniil Medvedev
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| Best of Madrid Street Art |
Mutua Madrid Open WTA 1000April 28 - May 7, 2022Park ManzanaresMadrid, Spain
Madrid Plaza Mayor
Surface: Clay outdoor |
| Madrid Plaza Mayor |
Draw: Singles 64, Doubles 32
This is the 13th edition of the tournament, which has an unusual schedule, with the main draw beginning on Thursday and the final more than a week later, on Saturday.
Defending Champion: Aryna Sabalenka
Most titles: Petra Kvitova with 3 (2011, 2015, 2018). Simona Halep has won twice, in 2016, 2017.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Leylah Fernandez (replaced Swiatek in #1 seed position) Paula Badosa, Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari, Anett Kontaveit, Karolina Pliskova, Danielle Collins, Garbine Muguruza, Ons Jabeur, Emma Raducanu, Jelena Ostapenko, Belinda Bencic, Jessica Pegula, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Coco Gauff
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| Musea Reina Sofia (top) ~ 1989 design by Ian Ritchie, expansion in 2005 by Jean Nouvel. Home to Picasso's GUERNICA "the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history." |
Wildcards: Linda Fruhvirtova, Marta Kostyuk, Naomi Osaka, Monica Puig, Zheng Qinwen.
Protected ranking – Karolina Muchova
Withdrawal: Sofia Kenin, Iga Swiatek, Barbora Krejcikova
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| Comida Al Fresco Madrid |
Congratulations to two, first-time Champs May 1, 2022
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| Argentina's Sebastian Baez - 21 yoa |
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| Denmark's Holger Rune 19 yoa |
Muchos gracias Shirley - excelente trabajo!
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