This is all the pieces you could know in regards to the Madrid Open, which is reside on Sky Sports activities from April 23 to Might 5.
The WTA closing will happen on Saturday Might 4, with the ATP singles closing going down the next day.
Who’s in motion on Thursday in Madrid?
We’ll know the ultimate of the ladies’s competitors by the tip of the day with world No 1 Iga Swiatek taking over Madison Keys not earlier than 3pm (BST), whereas Elena Rybakina faces the winner of the match between second seed Aryna Sabalenka and 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva not earlier than 8.30pm reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
Felix Auger-Aliassime acquired a walkover to the boys’s singles semi-finals after his opponent Jannik Sinner pulled out of the match on account of a hip damage however Daniil Medvedev is in motion in opposition to Rafael Nadal’s conqueror Jiri Lehecka not earlier than 7pm.
Remaining Madrid Open schedule
- Thursday Might 2 – Ladies’s singles semi-finals, Males’s quarter-finals, reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12pm
- Friday Might 3 – Males’s singles semi-finals, reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12pm
- Saturday Might 4 – Ladies’s singles closing, reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12.30pm
- Sunday Might 5 – Males’s singles closing, reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12.30pm
The place is the Madrid Open being held?
The enduring Caja Magica (Magic Field) on the Manzanares Park Tennis Centre has been the house of the match since 2009.
There are three courts all with retractable roofs and a complete capability of simply over 17,000 seats (12,442 in Estadio Manolo Santana, 2923 in Estadio Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and 1772 Estadio 3).
Who’re the defending champions?
Carlos Alcaraz had been aiming for a ‘threepeat’ having gained the title in 2022 and 2023, beating Alexander Zverev within the closing two years in the past after which Jan-Lennard Struff final yr however his hopes had been ended by Andrey Rublev this yr.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated world No 1 Iga Swiatek in 2023 to win her second Madrid title in three years.
Revolutionary doubles trial kicks off in Madrid
Modifications being trialled on the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open embrace:
- Extra Singles vs Doubles motion. The 32-team draw will function as much as 16 slots reserved for groups coming into by way of their singles rating, creating an unprecedented variety of matchups between the world’s prime doubles and singles gamers, and compelling new narratives for followers.
- Streamlined schedule over 5 days (Tuesday to Saturday) throughout Week Two of the match, offering a less complicated and sharper schedule for followers and gamers.
- Diminished shot clock to speed up the tempo of play and minimise downtime throughout matches. Time between factors can be diminished to fifteen seconds following rallies shorter than 4 photographs (4 or extra photographs = 25 seconds).
- Faster changeovers with fewer sit-downs to speed up the tempo of play.
- Free fan motion within the enviornment throughout play, including comfort to the on-site expertise.
Upcoming tennis reside on Sky Sports activities
Within the run-up to the second Grand Slam of 2024 – the French Open at Roland-Garros from Might 26 – you’ll be able to watch all the greatest tennis stars in motion reside on Sky Sports activities as they compete throughout the clay-court season…
- Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome (ATP and WTA Masters 1000) – Might 7-19
- Geneva Open (ATP 250) – Might 20-26
- Lyon Open (ATP 250) – Might 20-26
- Internationaux de Strasbourg (WTA 500 with Emma Raducanu in motion) – Might 20-26
- Morocco Open (WTA 250) – Might 20-26
The way to watch play on Sky Sports activities Tennis
Sky Sports activities will broadcast extra reside tennis than anyplace else in 2024, together with on its devoted tennis channel, bringing over 4,000 matches from greater than 80 tournaments a yr on the ATP and WTA Excursions, plus full protection of the US Open solely reside.
Non-Sky subscribers can stream reside matches contract-free with a NOW Sports activities Day or Month Membership.
Followers may even have the ability to observe their favorite gamers and achieve deeper insights from each Excursions by way of Sky Sports activities Information, the Sky Sports activities App and skysports.com in addition to by way of Sky Sports activities’ social channels.
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