Andrey Rublev, representing Russia, emerged victorious in the final match against Felix Auger-Aliassime, from Canada, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Spain on May 5, 2024.
Andrey Rublev of Russia competes against Taylor Fritz of the United States at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain on Friday, May 3, 2024.
TL;DR: Stream Andrey Rublev vs. Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 Madrid Open for free on RTVE . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The story of the Madrid Open was the emotional farewell of Rafael Nadal, but with his exit at the round of 16 , the attention has turned to the remaining players in the quarter finals. There are plenty of interesting matchups, but the battle between Andrey Rublev and Carlos Alcaraz might be the best.
Russian tennis players Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev won their quarterfinal matches at the Dubai Championships, with Medvedev set to face either Hubert Hurkacz or Ugo Humbert in the semifinals, while Rublev will take on Alexander Bublik. Medvedev, the defending champion, defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while Rublev advanced after Sebastian Korda and Jiri Lehecka retired with injuries. If Medvedev and Rublev both reach the final, it would be a potential rematch of last year's all-Russian final, which Medvedev won.
Poland's Iga Swiatek emerged victorious in the Mutua Madrid Open women's final against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on May 4, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Swiatek celebrated her win with the trophy while Sabalenka displayed reactions during and after the match.
Rafael Nadal secured a 6-1, 6-0 victory over wildcard Darwin Blanch in the Mutua Madrid Open, displaying strong form despite recent injuries. Nadal faces Australian Alex de Minaur next after not facing a break point in the match, expressing his excitement to compete. His win in Madrid brings his record count to 57. Other notable matches included Felix Auger-Aliassime rallying to defeat Yoshihito Nishioka, Roberto Carballes Baena's tense victory over Dominik Koepfer, and Lorenzo Sonego's strong performance against Richard Gasquet.
Here's everything you need to know about the Madrid Open, which is live on Sky Sports from April 23 to May 5. The WTA final will take place on Saturday May 4, with the ATP singles final taking place the following day. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player We will know the final of the women's competition by the end of the day with world No 1 Iga Swiatek taking on Madison Keys not before 3pm (BST), while Elena Rybakina faces the winner of the match between second seed Aryna Sabalenka and 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva not before 8.30pm live on Sky Sports Tennis . Felix Auger-Aliassime received a walkover to the men's singles semi-finals after his opponent Jannik Sinner pulled out of the tournament due to a hip injury but Daniil Medvedev is in action against Rafael Nadal's conqueror Jiri Lehecka not before 7pm.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Madrid Open. It was his fourth Masters 1000 title. Struff was the first lucky loser to reach a Masters final.This was the first edition in the tournament's 21-year history to not feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic (collectively known as the Big Three) in the main draw. They won 11 of the preceding 20 editions of the Madrid Open, reaching 13 finals in total.Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese tennis player to reach the singles quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 event. Aslan Karatsev became only the second qualifier to reach the Madrid Open semifinals, after Fabrice Santoro in 2002. The semifinal encounter between Karatsev and Struff was a rematch of their meeting in the qualifying rounds of the tournament, which Karatsev had won; Struff, who was an alternate that advanced to the main draw after withdrawals, won their semifinal rematch.
Rafael Nadal triumphantly returned to the Barcelona Open, defeating Flavio Cobolli in straight sets despite a recent injury setback. The 37-year-old Spaniard, who hinted at retirement after this year, expressed joy in competing and emphasized the importance of enjoying the moment. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, is set to face Alex de Minaur in the second round. Additionally, World No. 8 Andrey Rublev experienced a third consecutive first-round defeat, losing to American Brandon Nakashima.
Andrey Andreyevich Rublev (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Рублёв; born 20 October 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 5 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in September 2021. Rublev has won 15 ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters. He has reached the quarterfinals of all four majors, but is the male player of the Open Era to have done so the most times without progressing to the semifinals (holding an 0–10 record in major quarterfinals). Rublev has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 44, achieved on 6 November 2023. He has won four doubles titles, including an Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and a Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Madrid Open with Karen Khachanov.In his junior career, Rublev won the 2014 French Open singles title, defeating Jaume Munar in the final. He won the bronze medal in singles and the silver in doubles at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing. Rublev broke into the top 10 of the ATP Tour in October 2020. He was part of the successful Russian Davis Cup team in 2021. He won his first doubles title at the 2015 Kremlin Cup with Dmitry Tursunov, and among his singles titles are home victories in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Top seed Iga Swiatek defeated Madison Keys 6-1, 6-3 in just 70 minutes in the Madrid Open semi-final, setting up a final clash against either Aryna Sabalenka or Elena Rybakina. Swiatek, the youngest player to reach 10 WTA-level finals on clay since Martina Hingis in 2000, expressed excitement for the upcoming final. On the men's side, Daniil Medvedev retired after one set of his quarter-final due to a right thigh injury, with Jiri Lehecka progressing to the next round.
Carlos Alcaraz reaches the fourth round of the Madrid Open after a 6-3, 6-3 win over Thiago Seyboth Wild, overcoming worries about a right forearm injury, playing with caution to avoid further damage, and facing no discomfort during the match. Top seeds Jannik Sinner and Alcaraz establish themselves as elite players while Holger Rune struggles. Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, and Tallon Griekspoor secure victories, with Jan-Lennard Struff set to face Alcaraz in a fourth-round rematch. American Taylor Fritz and Canadian Denis Shapovalov also progress in the tournament.
Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson defeated Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlásek in the final, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2024 Madrid Open. It was the first ATP Masters 1000 doubles title for both players, Korda's first career ATP Tour doubles title and Thompson's sixth.Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev were the reigning champions, but chose not to compete this year. The pair of Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos attained the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking for the first time after reaching the semifinals. Zeballos became the first Argentine man to achieve a world No. 1 ranking. Matthew Ebden, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament.The tournament was used by the ATP for the trial of new doubles rules, including a shorter serve clock and the reservation of slots for doubles teams to enter tournaments using their singles rankings. The event featured sixteen seeded teams instead of eight, accepted as advanced doubles-only entries, and started play on the second Tuesday of the tournament.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek defeated Madison Keys 6-1, 6-3 in the semi-final, while Aryna Sabalenka overcame Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) to reach the final of the Mutua Madrid Open. This will be a rematch of last year's final, where Sabalenka emerged victorious. Swiatek is looking to secure her third WTA 1000 title of the year. Both players are set to compete in their first meeting of 2024 and 10th in their careers in the upcoming final. Swiatek is 2-0 in finals this season, while Sabalenka previously won the Madrid Open in 2021.
Rafael Nadal overcame Pedro Cachin in a three-hour battle at the Madrid Open, while Cam Norrie lost to Casper Ruud. Norway's Ruud secured a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Norrie. In other matches, top seed Jannik Sinner won against Pavel Kotov, Daniil Medvedev defeated Sebastian Korda, and Aryna Sabalenka ended Danielle Collins' winning streak. Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur also advanced. Nadal faces Jiri Lehecka next. The tournament prepares players for the upcoming French Open at Roland Garros. Sky Sports provides extensive coverage of the clay-court season.
Roger Federer defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Madrid Open. With the win, Federer won his record-tying 20th Masters title and third title at Madrid.Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost to Janko Tipsarević in the quarterfinals.This was the first and only edition of the tournament to be held on blue clay courts.
After a challenging match against Pedro Cachin, Rafael Nadal emerged victorious at the Madrid Open, expressing optimism about his physical condition. Despite feeling tired in the final set, Nadal secured a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win and advanced to the round of 16. He acknowledged the need to maintain competitiveness over consecutive days as he prepares for the French Open. The 37-year-old tennis star, a record five-time champion in Madrid, is focused on regaining top form following recent injury concerns.
Rafael Nadal, representing Spain, lost a match against Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
The 2024 Madrid Open (sponsored by Mutua) is a professional tennis tournament to be played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 23 April to 5 May 2024. It will be the 22nd edition of the event on the ATP Tour and 15th on the WTA Tour. It is classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2024 ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the 2024 WTA Tour.
Félix Auger-Aliassime (French pronunciation: [feliks oʒe aljasim]; born August 8, 2000) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 6, which he achieved on November 7, 2022, making him the second-highest-ranked Canadian man in ATP rankings history and the fourth-highest-ranked Canadian player in history. He has a doubles ranking of No. 60, attained on November 1, 2021. He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Tour, and was selected as the 2022 Canadian Press athlete of the year.Auger-Aliassime began competing on the professional tour at a young age. On the second-tier ATP Challenger Tour, he is the youngest player to win a main draw match at 14 years and 11 months old, and is one of seven players to win a Challenger title by the age of 16. He is the second-youngest to win multiple Challenger titles at 17 years and one month, and the youngest player to defend a Challenger title at 17 years and ten months. Auger-Aliassime had a successful junior career, reaching No. 2 in the world and winning the 2016 US Open boys' singles title. He also won the previous year's boys' doubles title at the 2015 US Open with compatriot Denis Shapovalov. On the ATP Tour, Auger-Aliassime made his top 100 and top 25 debuts at age 18 in a year highlighted by his first ATP final in February 2019 at the Rio Open, an ATP 500 event. He reached three ATP finals in 2019, another three in 2020, and two finals in 2021, a total of eight consecutive runner-ups out of eight ATP finals as well as the semifinals at the 2021 US Open. He is the one of only three players (alongside Novak Djokovic and John Isner) to force Rafael Nadal into a five-set match at the French Open.
Novak Djokovic defeated Taylor Fritz in a four-set match to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Djokovic has a perfect record in semifinals at Melbourne Park, having won all 10 he has contested. The match lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes, with Fritz saving the first 15 breakpoints he faced. Djokovic attributed his victory to an improvement in his game midway through the third set. He will next face either Jannik Sinner or Andrey Rublev in the semifinals.
The 2023 Madrid Open (sponsored by Mutua) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 25 April to 7 May 2023. It was the 21st edition of the event on the ATP Tour and 14th on the WTA Tour. It is classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2023 ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the 2023 WTA Tour. This is the first year that the men's tournament was expanded to two weeks and the men's and women's singles draws were expanded to 96 players.
Andrey Rublev, a 26-year-old tennis player from Russia, will retain the ranking points and prize money earned at the Dubai Tennis Championships, despite being defaulted from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct, following an appeal to the ATP. The ATP ruled that the customary penalties associated with a default, including loss of rankings points and prize money for the entire tournament, would be disproportionate in this case. Rublev was fined $36,400 for the code violation of unsportsmanlike conduct after yelling at a line judge during his semifinal match against Alexander Bublik.
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev retired from the Mutua Madrid Open quarter-final after losing the first set 6-4 to Jiri Lehecka due to an upper right leg injury, allowing Lehecka to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. Lehecka, who won against Medvedev and Rafael Nadal, advanced to the semis along with Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, while Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz are set to compete in the other semi-final.
Rafael Nadal secured a 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 victory over Pedro Cachin in the Madrid Open, displaying progress in his comeback after 18 months of injuries. Despite uncertainties, Nadal's physical condition has improved, and he faces a challenge against Jiri Lehecka in the upcoming fourth round. Nadal reflects on valuing small improvements and appreciates his return to competitive tennis.
Andrey Rublev was disqualified from his semifinal match at the Dubai Championships for yelling in the face of a line judge in a deciding set, allowing Alexander Bublik to advance to the final. Rublev denied swearing in his native language and was defaulted as a result. Bublik went on to win the match and will face Ugo Humbert in the final. Rublev will lose his prize money and ranking points from the tournament. Humbert defeated top-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the other semifinal.
The Madrid Open (Spanish: Masters de Madrid; formerly known as the Madrid Masters, and currently known as the Mutua Madrid Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Madrid, Spain. It is played on clay courts at the Caja Mágica in Manzanares Park, San Fermín, and is held in late April and early May. The tournament is an ATP Masters 1000 event on the ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour. The tournament is traditionally played on a red clay surface, though it was played on blue clay courts in 2012.Ion Țiriac, a Romanian billionaire businessman and former ATP professional, was the owner of the tournament between 2009 and 2021. According to Digi Sport which interviewed Țiriac in 2019, the tournament brings to the city of Madrid annual benefits exceeding €107 million. In 2021, Țiriac sold the tournament to New York–based IMG for approximately €390 million.
Carlos Alcaraz, who recently beat Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon, is experiencing a slump in his tennis career after a surprise loss to Alexander Zverev in his opening match at the ATP Finals. Alcaraz, who is currently ranked world number two, has been struggling with fast playing conditions and a lack of confidence. Fellow players, including Daniil Medvedev, have acknowledged that a dip in performance is to be expected at some point. Alcaraz will need to win his remaining group stage matches to have a chance of reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.
Alex de Minaur's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open were dashed as he lost to Andrey Rublev in a dramatic five-set match. After taking a two-sets-to-one lead, de Minaur was unable to maintain his momentum as Rublev mounted a comeback to win the match. This defeat ends Australian hopes of a singles champion at the tournament. Rublev will now face Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals.
Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia were the reigning champions, but Azarenka chose not to participate this year. Haddad Maia partnered Ingrid Martins, but lost in the first round to Cristina Bucșa and Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Aryna Sabalenka is the defending champion.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters tournament due to a muscle injury to his right forearm. The 20-year-old Spaniard was unable to play his scheduled match against Felix Auger-Aliassime and was replaced by lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego of Italy. Alcaraz, who won the 2022 U.S. Open and 2023 Wimbledon, was ranked third in the world before withdrawing.
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. Swiatek rebounded for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over No. 11 Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil in nearly 2 1/2 hours.
Carlos Alcaraz is the two-time defending champion.
There are three sporting events known as the Madrid Open:Madrid Open (golf), a men's golf tournament played from 1968 to 2007, except 1994–2000WTA Madrid Open (tennis), a women's tennis event played from 1996 to 2003Madrid Open (tennis), a current tennis tournament for both men and women
Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, ranked No. 2 in the world, has been dealing with the sudden passing of her ex-boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov, a former NHL player, who died in an apparent suicide. Sabalenka expressed the intensity of the past month since Koltsov's death and thanked her team for their support. Despite the emotional turmoil, she competed in the Madrid Open final but lost to Iga Swiatek in a tiebreak. Sabalenka revealed that she and Koltsov had ended their relationship before his passing, highlighting the tragedy of his death at the age of 42.
Carlos Alcaraz, World No 3 tennis player, has pulled out of the Italian Open in Rome due to a muscle edema in his pronator teres, stemming from a recent arm injury. This decision follows his loss in the Madrid Open, where he experienced discomfort in his forearm and confirmed the need for rest to recover. Alcaraz's injury dates back to a training mishap in Monaco before the clay court season, causing him to miss previous tournaments. He will miss the Italian Open to prioritize healing for a 100% pain-free return.
This is a list of main career statistics of Russian professional tennis player Andrey Rublev. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF websites.
These are the career statistics for Canadian tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime. All information is according to the ATP.
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