UPDATE 3-Tennis-Federer comes through tough test as Nadal cruises home
* Nadal sweeps past former world number three Davydenko (Adds quotes)
UPDATE 3-Tennis-Madrid Masters men's singles results
May 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Madrid Masters men's singles second round matches on Wednesday 3-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Milos Raonic (Canada) 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) 9-Gilles Simon (France) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-4 6-3 10-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) 6-4 7-6(1) 7-Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 6-3 11-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Marcel Granollers (S
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Defending champion Kvitova out, Azarenka through
* Radwanska, Stosur, Li Na also progress (Adds Azarenka result, quotes, byline)
UPDATE 2-Tennis-Madrid Open women's singles results
May 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Madrid Open women's singles matches on Wednesday
Tennis-Defending champion Kvitova dumped out in Madrid
MADRID, May 9 - Defending champion Petra Kvitova crashed out of the Madrid Open when she was upset by Czech compatriot Lucie Hradecka 6-4 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday.
Tennis-Cilic topples Isner in battle of giants in Madrid
MADRID, May 9 - American eighth seed John Isner became the first significant casualty at the Madrid Open when he was pipped 7-6 7-6 in the second round by fellow big-serving giant Marin Cilic on Wednesday.
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Azarenka, Sharapova and Serena progress in Madrid
* Serena Williams also through to last 16 (Adds Williams result, byline)
Tennis-Djokovic slams blue clay after edging Madrid opener
MADRID, May 8 - World number one Novak Djokovic lashed out at Madrid Open organisers and the ATP over the event's controversial blue clay courts after fighting off Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the second round on Tuesday.
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Madrid Open women's singles second round results
May 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Madrid Open women's singles second round results on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * 6-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Mona Barthel (Germany) 6-4 7-6(2) * 9-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-2 6-1 * Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) beat Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-1 3-6 7-5 * Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) beat Shahar Peer (Israel) 7-6(2) 6-4 * Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Carla Sua
UPDATE 1-Tennis-Madrid Masters men's singles results
May 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Madrid Masters men's singles on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result).
“The Cruncher”
To my amazement the picture from the four round fight has captured the attention of many.