Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 6-4 in the Madrid Open quarter-final on Thursday, reversing a semi-final loss to the Italian in Munich just two weeks earlier.
Belgian teenager Alexander Blockx defeated defending champion Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open, marking his breakthrough performance at Masters level.
Alexander Blockx, 21, defeated defending champion Casper Ruud in an ATP match, posting a notable point in the victory. The result marks a significant upset on the professional circuit.
Mirra Andreeva advanced to the Madrid Open final by defeating Heather Baptiste 6-3, 7-6(8) in a semifinal that featured a dramatic tiebreak comeback.
Kei Nishikori, the former world No. 4 and 2014 US Open finalist, has announced he will retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2026 season.
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have both reached the semifinals of the first four Masters 1000 events of 2026, joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the only players ever to achieve the feat in a single season.
Jannik Sinner, the top seed, defeated Spanish wild card Rafael Jodar 6-2, 7-6(0) at the Mutua Madrid Open to advance to the semi-finals for the first time in his career, closing out the match with eleven consecutive points.
Arthur Fils defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals, where he will face Jannik Sinner. Both players remain undefeated on clay this season.
Top seed Jannik Sinner defeated wildcard Roberto Jodar 6-2, 7-6(0) in the Madrid Masters quarter-final, advancing to the semi-final where he will face the winner of the Fils-Lehecka match.
Jannik Sinner has become the sixth player in ATP history to reach the semifinals of all nine Masters 1000 events, joining an elite group that includes Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Alexander Zverev.
Austrian Anastasia Potapova advanced to her first WTA 1000 semi-final at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Czech Karolina Pliskova in a tense three-set match after entering the tournament as a lucky loser.
Jannik Sinner has accumulated 13,750 ATP ranking points, moving past Carlos Alcaraz to claim the third-highest career total in tour history. Novak Djokovic holds the record with 16,950 points.
