Defending champs Alcaraz and Sabalenka win opening matches at Madrid Open
by Japan Today
Japan Today— Carlos Alcaraz didn’t need to put his tender right arm to the test to ease to a victory in his opening match at the Madrid Open on Friday. The two-time defending champion was playing for the first time in nearly a month after his injured arm ruled him out of
Japan Today—Swiatek saves three match points to win Madrid Open title. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek avenged her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year's Madrid final by defeating the world number two to clinch her first title in the Spanish capital after a gruelling three-hour 11-minute battle on Saturday. Coming back from 1-3 down in the decider and saving three match points
The Independent—Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek fight through testing matches to advance at Madrid Open. The defending champion was forced into a three-set thriller before edging past Lennard Struff while Swiatek came from behind to win
WTA Tennis—Swiatek saves three match points to beat Sabalenka to win first Madrid title. World No.1 Iga Swiatek captured her first Mutua Madrid Open title in dramatic fashion, saving three championship points to beat No.2 Aryna Sabalenka in the final on Saturday.