Tennis May 6, 2021
Nishikori was beaten by world No. 6 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2, having been unable to convert a single break point in the second set against the German.
More Sports / Tennis May 3, 2021
Osaka will be bidding to win her third consecutive Grand Slam next month at the French Open, where she has never made it past the third round.
Tennis May 1, 2021
Naomi Osaka enjoys winning Madrid start in bid to end clay court struggles
Osaka began her bid to capture a first clay court title with a 7-5, 6-2 win over compatriot Misaki Doi in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Friday.
Tennis Apr 28, 2020
Injured Kei Nishikori returns to court at virtual Madrid Open
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori returned to action Monday while still on the road to recovery from elbow surgery, joining a group of fellow top tennis professionals in contesting the Madrid Open Virtual Pro, a video game version of the clay-court tournament. With the pro ...
Tennis Apr 25, 2020
Rookie Rafael Nadal facing tough test at virtual Madrid Open
When discussing the favorites to win the Madrid Open the first name on most people's lips would usually be clay-court king Rafa Nadal. Things are a little different this year though. The Spaniard, who has won the tournament five times, will have his work cut ...
More Sports / Tennis May 12, 2017
Kei Nishikori withdrew from the Madrid Open on Friday after feeling pain in his right wrist during prematch practice. The world No. 8, who returned to competition this week after sitting out a month and a half due to an injury to the wrist, ...
More Sports / Tennis May 12, 2017
Nishikori beats Ferrer to set up Djokovic showdown in Madrid
World No. 8 Kei Nishikori defeated Spanish veteran David Ferrer 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals of the Madrid Open for the fifth straight year. In a third-round match that was interrupted by rain after the first game of the ...
More Sports / Tennis May 11, 2017
Misaki Doi fell to Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea of Romania 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the Madrid Open women's singles on Wednesday, a disappointing third-round loss to a lower-ranked player. The unseeded Doi, who is currently ranked 53rd in the world, was handed her third defeat in as ...
More Sports / Tennis May 10, 2017
Misaki Doi beat Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-1, 6-2 in the women's singles Tuesday to book herself a spot in the third round of the Madrid Open. Unseeded Doi, who pulled off a surprise upset over world No. 10 Madison Keys in the first round, ...
More Sports / Tennis May 10, 2017
World No. 8 Kei Nishikori defeated 40th-ranked Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday. Back after a month and a half out with a right wrist injury, the 27-year-old Japanese gave up the first ...
More Sports / Tennis May 6, 2017
Kei Nishikori will be seeded sixth and is set to face either Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas or Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in his opening match at the Madrid Open after the draw was made Friday. World No. 7 Nishikori, who withdrew from last month's Barcelona Open ...
More Sports / Swimming Mar 11, 2017
Kosuke Hagino marked his return to competition following elbow surgery with a pair of victories Friday at the Madrid Open. The Rio Olympic 400-meter individual medley gold medalist, who underwent surgery on his right elbow in September, won the 400 IM in 4 minutes, 15.23 ...