After the former No. 1 lost early in Madrid, coach Patrick Mouratoglou told Second Serve “the thing she needs the most” is to just play more matches.

After the former No. 1 lost early in Madrid, coach Patrick Mouratoglou told Second Serve “the thing she needs the most” is to just play more matches.

In a contest that had no shortage of shot-making flair from a pair of 23-year-olds, Draper closed out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Monte Carlo runner-up Lorenzo Musetti Friday night at the Caja Magica.

Casper Ruud moved through to his first Mutua Madrid Open final on Friday, holding off giant-killer Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinals of the Masters 1000 event, 6-4, 7-5.

Ruud is one of the best clay-courters in the world, but Cerundolo has enjoyed this head-to-head.

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Added Ruud, "I guess I'm back on the hamster wheel, but with a better mentality of (I'm) allowed to kind of have mental struggles or tougher days mentally. Tennis is not just about hitting the balls ...

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Aryna Sabalenka is into her sixth final of a season that's just four months old. This time, she’ll take on Coco Gauff for all the marbles in the Mutua Madrid Open. And while this match isn’t easy to ...

The five-time Grand Slam champion extended her streak of not reaching a final after a demoralizing 6-1, 6-1 loss to Coco Gauff in the semifinals.

Gauff could become the third woman to beat both Swiatek and Sabalenka this year, having already done so en route to winning the WTA Finals last fall. If she wins the title, she will pass Swiatek for ...

Benefitting from a third-round walkover against No. 30 seed Matteo Berrettini, Draper is now on the brink of his first clay-court Masters 1000 quarterfinal. Standing in his way is American Tommy Paul, ...