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AFPChampions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
Defending Madrid Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka both triumphed in their opening clashes in the Spanish capital on Friday to reach the third round.Men's world number three Alcaraz shone on home clay after a forearm problem led to his withdrawals from the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open.
The GuardianJack Draper finds positives despite humbling by Hurkacz at Madrid Open
The 22-year-old Jack Draper lost 6-1, 7-5 against the Polish eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz while the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won in straight sets
The IndependentChallengers screenwriter reveals Zendaya-led thriller was inspired by controversial 2018 US Open final
Zendaya leads director Luca Guadagnino’s steamy new tennis psychodrama
CosmoThanks to Challengers, the tenniscore fashion trend is winning both on and off court
The tenniscore fashion trend is back and bigger than ever for summer 2024. Get Wimbledon ready and shop the best tennis dresses, skirts, jumpers and more here.
Hello!Rafael Nadal supported by wife Maria Francisca Perello and rarely-seen baby son in sweet moment
Rafael Nadal was supported by his wife Maria Francisca Perello and their baby son Rafael Jr at the Madrid Open on Thursday…
The TelegraphChallengers: Zendaya’s tennis love triangle serves up racquet-twanging steaminess
All right, who’s for mixed doubles? Cinema has brought us love triangles in the world of professional tennis before – perhaps most memorably in George Cukor’s Pat and Mike and Woody Allen’s Match Point. But the sheer racquet-twanging steaminess of Luca Guadagnino’s new entry in the canon makes its forerunners look like games of back-garden swingball. Challengers must be the most purely pleasurable film of the year so far. Like a great tennis match, it’s a clash of sleekly honed bodies and minds,
AFPChampion Sabalenka struggles through in Madrid Open
Defending Madrid Open champion Aryna Sabalenka battled past Magda Linette 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the third round.Teen sensation Mirra Andreeva came from a set and a break down to defeat Czech Linda Noskova 4-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Daily RecordRafael Nadal's son steals the show with adorable reaction at first courtside appearance
The Spaniard's son made his first appearance in the players' box at the Madrid Open.
EuronewsEuronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Challengers' - Game, set, match to Zendaya & Co.
Love all. In all senses of the term?
The IndependentTennis star Garbine Muguruza’s red carpet weight question highlights Spain’s sexism problem
Comment: The former world No 1 retired last week, but was subjected to questions about her weight at the Laureus Awards in Madrid, Molly McElwee examines Spain’s ongoing issue surrounding sexism in sport
Evening StandardTenniscore: from Watford to Wimbledon, it's time to up your style game
Preppy is on point this season as new A-list racket-romp Challengers drops. Joe Bromley has a guide to acing the Hurlingham look
AFP'Realist' Nadal begins Madrid farewell with victory over teen Blanch
Rafael Nadal breezed to a straight sets victory over 16-year-old Darwin Blanch to reach the Madrid Open second round on Thursday as he began his farewell appearance in the Spanish capital.Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, is expecting 2024 to be his final season in tennis and this his last appearance at the Madrid Open.
AFPSwiatek, Gauff through in Madrid Open as Osaka falls
World number one Iga Swiatek beat Wang Xiyu 6-1, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday as she bids to win the competition for the first time.Madrid is the only major European clay tournament that three-time French Open champion Swiatek has yet to win.
PA Media: SportRafael Nadal eases to victory over Darwin Blanch at Madrid Open
Nadal has won the French Open 14 times
The GuardianRafael Nadal prolongs Madrid farewell by dispatching teenager Darwin Blanch
Rafael Nadal eased to a 6-1, 6-0 win over 16-year-old Darwin Blanch to set up a second-round meeting with Alex de Minaur at the Madrid Open
My LondonNew padel courts to open on Wandsworth shopping centre car park rooftop
There will be six courts as well as a gym and a shop
The IndependentWho is Darwin Blanch? The 16-year-old playing Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open today
The teenager, who has already lived in four countries and speaks four languages, plays just his second match on the professional tour against a living legend of the sport
RFIFrench Open 2024: rain will no longer stop play on Court Suzanne Lenglen
French Open chiefs unveiled on Thursday a package of innovations including a retractable roof and a wheelchair event for juniors as part of the new era at the tennis circuit's most prestigious clay court competition. "The most obvious thing will be the roof over Court Suzanne Lenglen," said tournament director Amélie Mauresmo."It will allow us to have matches when it is raining and give us a bit more flexibility with programming."The 30 million euro roof will be formally inaugurated on 26 May -
AFPBoris Becker discharged from bankruptcy: lawyer
Former German tennis star Boris Becker has been discharged from bankruptcy by a London court following a deal with his debtors, the 56-year-old's German lawyer said Thursday. "As a result of an agreement with his insolvency administrators, Boris Becker's bankruptcy, which began in 2017, was legally terminated by a decision by the High Court in London yesterday," Becker's Berlin-based lawyer said in a statement sent to AFP. "Becker is released from any further liability arising from the insolvenc
The TelegraphFrench Open 2024: When is the draw, when does it start and how to watch on TV in the UK
The build-up to the French Open is well under way with the ATP and WTA action this week taking place at the Madrid Open.
AFPFrench Open has 'fingers crossed' for Nadal appearance, say organisers
French Open organisers have their "fingers crossed" that Rafael Nadal will be able to play this year's event, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said on Thursday.But Mauresmo is hopeful Nadal will be able to play the French Open, which starts on May 26.
CosmoWait, is Challengers based on a true story?
Challengers is coming to cinemas, but is it based on a true story? Here's everything you need to know.
The ConversationChallengers: new Zendaya tennis film reviewed by an expert in the psychology of competition
The Challengers fuses sex and sport to explore our competitive instincts.
The ArgusTennis and padel courts backed by Andy Murray coming to seafront
Tennis and padel courts will come to the seafront by early summer.
Evening StandardEmma Raducanu crashes out of Madrid Open after first-round defeat to qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle
Raducanu was broken six times as she fell to a heavy defeat
