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Iga Swiatek, Madison Keys rally into Madrid semifinals
Both No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 18 seed Madison Keys had to dig out of early holes to win their quarterfinal matches at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday in Spain....

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz survive scares in Madrid
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner of Italy and No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain each dropped a set in their respective matches on Tuesday, while rebounding to advance into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open....

Madison Keys ousts Coco Gauff in Madrid marathon
No. 18 seed Madison Keys twice came from behind to topple No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in an all-American fourth-round battle at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday in Spain....

Rafael Nadal storms into quarterfinals at Madrid
With the fans from his home country behind him, Rafael Nadal continued to make a successful return from injuries by reaching the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory over Pedro Cachin....

Eyeing third straight Madrid title, Carlos Alcaraz rolls into 4th round
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain continued his quest to become the first player to win three straight Mutua Madrid Open titles with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over unseeded Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil on Sunday....

Danielle Collins stretches winning streak to 15 with three-set victory in Madrid
No. 13 seed Danielle Collins extended her career-best run of consecutive victories to 15 with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Romania's Jaqueline Cristian on Sunday to reach the round of 16 at the Matua Madrid Open in Spain....

Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek continue winning ways at Madrid
Third-seeded Coco Gauff almost let the first set slip away to No. 31 Dayana Yastremska before getting back to form and shutting down the Ukrainian 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open....

Rafael Nadal avenges loss to Alex de Minaur, advances in Madrid
Rafael Nadal showed Australia's Alex de Minaur — and the rest of the world — that he's not ready to relinquish his crown as the king of clay, defeating him 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the second round at the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday....

Aryna Sabalenka needs three sets to win Madrid opener
No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus began her title defense at the Mutua Madrid Open with a three-set win over Poland's Magda Linette on Friday in Spain....

Defending champ Carlos Alcaraz returns from injury, wins in Madrid
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz began his quest for a three-peat at the Mutua Madrid Open by beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-1 in just 68 minutes Friday in his native Spain....

Rafael Nadal posts easy win in first round in Madrid
Five-time champion Rafael Nadal started his tournament strong as he sailed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over 16-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch on Thursday in the opening round of the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain....

Coco Gauff reaches Madrid third round with double bagel
Third-seeded Coco Gauff cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win in 51 minutes against the Netherlands' Arantxa Rus during the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday....

Juncheng Shang wins nearly 4-hour battle vs. Corentin Moutet at Madrid
Chinese teen Juncheng Shang closed out Wednesday's action with a marathon match, surviving France's Corentin Moutet 6-7 (9), 6-2, 7-6 (10) at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain....

Naomi Osaka finds way to win on clay, defeating Greet Minnen in Madrid
Naomi Osaka recorded her first clay-court victory in exactly two years on Wednesday when the former World No. 1 topped lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain....

Tatjana Maria comes back to defeat Peyton Stearns in Madrid
Germany's Tatjana Maria rallied from a set down to defeat Peyton Stearns 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (5) in first-round action Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain....

ATP roundup: Casper Ruud jolts Stefanos Tsitsipas in Barcelona
Third-seeded Casper Ruud exacted revenge against fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas by posting a 7-5, 6-3 win on Sunday in the finals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain....

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina breezes to glory in Stuttgart
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina captured her third title of the year on Sunday following a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany....

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina defeats Iga Swiatek to reach Stuttgart final
Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina outdueled top-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final at Stuttgart, Germany....

ATP roundup: Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas have rematch in Barcelona
Third-seeded Casper Ruud will meet fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals on Sunday of the Barcelona Open Ban Sabadell in Spain....

2-time major winner Garbine Muguruza retires
Two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain announced her retirement Saturday....