Madrid Open: Carlos Alcaraz in motion on Friday together with Brits Jack Draper and Katie Boulter | Tennis Information

Here is the whole lot you want to know in regards to the Madrid Open, which is dwell on Sky Sports activities from April 23 to Might 5.

The WTA closing will happen on Saturday Might 4, with the ATP singles closing happening the next day.

Who’s in motion on Friday in Madrid?

Carlos Alcaraz is again from harm to attempt to win a 3rd consecutive Madrid Open this week.

Alcaraz is competing in his first European clay-court occasion of the season after skipping Monte-Carlo and Barcelona due to a proper arm harm.

The 20-year-old Spaniard begins his title defence in opposition to Alexander Shevchenko from 3pm BST – dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis.

There’s loads of British curiosity too with world No 28 Katie Boulter taking over American Robin Montgomery from round 4pm, whereas Jack Draper returns to motion having disposed of Thanasi Kokkinakis in three units because the left-hander takes on Polish eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz from 3pm.

Remaining Madrid Open schedule

• Friday April 26 – Males’s & Ladies’s singles second spherical, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 10am
• Saturday April 27 – Males’s second spherical, Ladies’s third spherical, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 10am
• Sunday April 28 – Males’s & Ladies’s singles third spherical, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 10am
• Monday April 29 – Ladies’s singles fourth spherical, Males’s third spherical, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 10am
• Tuesday April 30 – Males’s singles fourth spherical, Ladies’s quarter-finals, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 10am
• Wednesday Might 1 – Males’s & Ladies’s singles quarter-finals, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12pm
• Thursday Might 2 – Ladies’s singles semi-finals, Males’s quarter-finals, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12pm
• Friday Might 3 – Males’s singles semi-finals, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12pm
• Saturday Might 4 – Ladies’s singles closing, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12.30pm
• Sunday Might 5 – Males’s singles closing, dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 12.30pm

The place is the Madrid Open being held?

The long-lasting Caja Magica (Magic Field) on the Manzanares Park Tennis Centre has been the house of the event 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 is 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.

Aryna Sabalenka defeated world No 1 Iga Swiatek in 2023 to win her second Madrid title in three years.

Progressive doubles trial kicks off in Madrid

Adjustments being trialed on the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open embrace:

• Extra Singles vs. Doubles motion. The 32-team draw will characteristic as much as 16 slots reserved for groups getting into through their singles rating, creating an unprecedented variety of matchups between the world’s high doubles and singles gamers, and compelling new narratives for followers.
• Streamlined schedule over 5 days (Tuesday to Saturday) throughout Week Two of the event, 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 lowered to fifteen seconds following rallies shorter than 4 pictures (4 or extra pictures = 25 seconds).
• Faster changeovers with fewer sit-downs to speed up the tempo of play.
• Free fan motion within the area throughout play, including comfort to the on-site expertise.

Upcoming tennis dwell 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 the entire greatest tennis stars in motion dwell on Sky Sports activities as they compete throughout the clay-court season…

• Madrid Open (ATP and WTA Masters 1000) – Tuesday April 22-Sunday Might 5
• Italian Open (ATP and WTA Masters 1000) – Tuesday Might 7-Sunday Might 19
• Geneva Open (ATP 250) – Monday Might 20-Sunday Might 26
• Lyon Open (ATP 250) – Monday Might 20-Sunday Might 26
• Internationaux de Strasbourg (WTA 500) – Monday Might 20-Sunday Might 26
• Morocco Open (WTA 250) – Monday Might 20-Sunday Might 26

The right way to watch play on Sky Sports activities Tennis

Sky Sports activities will broadcast extra dwell tennis than wherever 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 completely dwell.

Non-Sky subscribers can stream live matches contract-free with a NOW Sports Day or Month Membership.

Followers will even be capable to observe their favorite gamers and achieve deeper insights from each Excursions through Sky Sports activities Information, the Sky Sports activities App and skysports.com in addition to through Sky Sports activities’ social channels.

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