Author: Michael Dickens

Musetti: Focused In Madrid, Ready To Make Top 10 Debut In Rome

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) With his debut in the ATP Top 10 already certain, after defeating World No. 7 Alex de Minaur of Australia to reach the Mutua Madrid Open quarterfinals in the Spanish capital city, Italian […]

Ruud Breaks New Ground With First Win Over Medvedev In Madrid

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Since the start of the 2020 season, World No. 15 Casper Ruud has led the ATP Tour in clay victories (123), finals (16) and titles (11). As these statistics bear out, the Norwegian […]

Lucky Loser Diallo Enjoying A Fairytale Week In Madrid

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Unheralded and unseeded Gabriel Diallo of Canada, has gone from being a qualifying draw lucky loser to a quarterfinalist at the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open in the Spanish capital city – […]

European Open 2025 Tickets Sales Now Open

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Ticket sales for the European Open 2025, the only ATP Tour tournament in Belgium, have begun. The annual ATP 250 indoor hard court event will take place Oct. 12-19 in its new location […]

Draper Rips Apart Paul To Move Into Madrid Quarterfinals

MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 30, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 6 Jack Draper of Great Britain, the highest-ranked player left in the men’s draw, made quite a statement as he closed out his fourth-round match at the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua […]

De Minaur Goes From Off The Grid In Madrid Into Fourth Round

MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 29, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 7 Alex de Minaur of Australia earned his 24th victory of the season – tying Carlos Alcaraz for the ATP Tour lead – with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Canadian […]

Power Outage Cancels Most Monday Play In Madrid

MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 28, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A significant power outage affecting portions of Spain and Portugal – including Caja Mágica in Madrid – forced the cancellation of Monday’s play at the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open. There were […]

Bublik Upsets Defending Champion Rublev To Advance In Madrid

MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 27, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The Mutua Madrid Open has been the most successful ATP Masters 1000 event for Alexander Bublik. In five appearances, he has accumulated nine wins. So, it should come as little or no surprise […]

Arnaldi Beats Lifelong Idol Djokovic To Move On In Madrid

MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 26, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Three-time champion Novak Djokovic returned to the Mutua Madrid Open for first time since 2022, when he took the court on Manolo Santana Stadium to face No. 44 Matteo Arnaldi of Italy for the […]