Rafael Nadal has just won his third clay court tournament in a row with his title in Madrid Masters. He’s on another magical clay court run. Can anyone beat him at Roland Garros? Dominic Thiem played a spectacular tournament all the way through to the final, but it wasn’t enough to beat the King of Clay on his home turf. In a extremely well-fought match he lost 6-7 4-6 to Rafa, …
After his win against Nadal yesterday it was obvious that Djokovic would be the favourite to win the title in a match-up versus Berdych, against whom he has a 18-2 record. In the end, Djokovic defended his title from 2014, but it was tougher than most people would have predicted: 7-5 4-6 6-3 in a topsy-turvy affair that involved a lengthy rain delay. The slow and heavy conditions must have favoured …
