There were a few news stories coming out of Madrid Masters yesterday. One funny one was how Tomic decided to try to defend match point with his handle first against Fognini. He had obviously already given up the match. It was possibly just one of those days where it felt as easy (read: difficult) to play tennis with a baseball bat as a tennis racquet. The big news story however …
Madrid Masters 1000 starts today with a lot of questions to answer: Can Nadal continue his clay-court momentum and possibly take the lead in number of Masters title with 29 over Djokovic’s 28? Will Djokovic be back in shape after his surprising early exit in Monte Carlo? How rusty is Federer after only having played one tournament since his knee injury? Can Thiem, Coric or Kyrgios make waves through the …
