Carlos Alcaraz And Ons Jabeur Rule In Madrid, Giles Simon To Retire At The End Of The Year
Carlos Alcaraz thrashed Alexander Zverev to win the Madrid Open. He beat Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. (Eurosport)
Ons Jabeur won the women’s title in Madrid beating Jessica Pegula after losing the middle set 6-0. Jabeur becomes the first African woman to win the WTA 1000 title. (Eurosport)
Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski won the doubles title at Madrid beating Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal.
Carlos Alcaraz will skip Rome due to a right ankle injury (ESPN)
Gilles Simon will retire from tennis at the end of the year. He has won 14 titles in his career. His singles ranking peaked at world number 6. (ATP)
Alexander Zverev blames scheduling for his loss to Carlos Alcaraz (Reuters)