With the help of painkillers, Casper Ruud overcame a rib ailment to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets and reach the Madrid Open final on Friday.

After less-than-ideal starts to their clay swings in Monte Carlo, it's an important week for the defending champion and finalist.

Runner-up to Ruud in 2024, third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas steered into the quarter ... with food poisoning last week but roared back to defeat his Argentine opponent in three sets on the clay ...

Jack Draper could not quite clear the final hurdle as he strove to land his first title on clay. It was a significant hurdle, ...

It was Ruud’s third such final after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo last year and to Carlo Alcaraz in Miami in 2022. Draper won at Indian Wells in March. After his quarterfinal ...

It was Ruud's third such final after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo last year and to Carlo Alcaraz in Miami in 2022. Ruud has more titles (12) on clay than any other player since the ...