Tennis

Ruud beats Draper in Madrid Open final to win his first Masters 1000 title

MADRID (AP) — Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian to win a Masters 1000 title after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final on Sunday.

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Gauff taking a lot of positives from her performance in Madrid despite loss to Sabalenka in final

MADRID (AP) — Coco Gauff got past the disappointment of losing the Madrid Open final to Aryna Sabalenka and was celebrating a solid week that will make her the top-ranked American woman on Monday. The 21-year-old Gauff is set to reach No.

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Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka takes first title in 4 years and her first on clay

SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka claimed her first WTA title since triumphing at the 2021 Australian Open — and on her seemingly worst surface.

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Sabalenka beats Gauff in straight sets to win Madrid Open for 20th career title

MADRID (AP) — No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat No. 4 Coco Gauff in straight sets to win her record-tying third Madrid Open and 20th career title on Saturday.

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With help from painkillers, Ruud beats Cerundolo to reach Madrid Open final against Draper

MADRID (AP) — With the help of painkillers, Casper Ruud overcame a rib ailment to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets and reach the Madrid Open final on Friday.

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Coco Gauff routs Iga Swiatek to reach Madrid final against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka

MADRID (AP) — Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time Thursday.

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Diallo’s breakthrough run ends with quarterfinal loss to Musetti at Madrid Open

MADRID — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo’s impressive run at the 2025 Madrid Open ended in the quarterfinals Thursday with a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti.

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After loss in Madrid, Swiatek hopes to start 'moving better' to rebound from recent struggles

MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek's struggles continue.

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Swiatek recovers from 0-6 start to beat Keys and set up Madrid semifinal vs. Gauff

MADRID (AP) — Iga Swiatek survived “one of the weirdest matches” after losing the first six games and recovering to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.

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Canada's Diallo into quarterfinals at Madrid Open with upset win over Dimitrov

MADRID — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to his first Masters-level quarterfinal with a comeback 5-7, 7-6 (7), 6-4 fourth-round win over 15th-seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria on Wednesday.

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