Everything you need to know about the Madrid Open with Aryna Sabalenka and Iwa Swiatek in action - watch live on Sky Sports throughout the weekend
Friday 3 May 2024 18:13, UK
Here's everything you need to know about the Madrid Open, which is live on Sky Sports from April 23 to May 5.
The WTA final will take place on Saturday May 4, with the ATP singles final taking place the following day.
Reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka and Iwa Swiatek will face off again at the Mutua Madrid Open in a repeat of last year's final (not before 5.30pm BST).
Swiatek stormed into the final in the space of 71 minutes with a 6-1 6-3 win over Madison Keys before Sabalenka needed more than two hours to overcome Elena Rybakina and continue the defence of her title.
The world No 1 broke serve in the second game of her match with Keys and, after saving two break points for a 4-1 lead, never looked in danger of relinquishing the upper hand against her big-hitting opponent.
Swiatek will face Sabalenka after she rallied to beat Rybakina 1-6 7-5 7-6 (5), winning the deciding tie-break 7-5.
Earlier in the day (from 2.30pm BST), Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson will face Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlasek in the men's doubles final.
Korda and Thompson claimed a tense 3-6 6-3 10-8 semi-final victory against Jamie Murray and Michael Venus, while Behar and Pavlasek progressed when Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos withdrew ahead of their match due to a Zeballos leg injury.
The iconic Caja Magica (Magic Box) at the Manzanares Park Tennis Centre has been the home of the tournament since 2009.
There are three courts all with retractable roofs and a total capacity of just over 17,000 seats (12,442 in Estadio Manolo Santana, 2923 in Estadio Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and 1772 Estadio 3).
Carlos Alcaraz was aiming for a 'threepeat' having won the title in 2022 and 2023, beating Alexander Zverev in the final two years ago and then Jan-Lennard Struff last year, but his hopes were ended by Andrey Rublev this year.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated world No 1 Iga Swiatek in 2023 to win her second Madrid title in three year, with the pair meeting again in Saturday's final.
Changes being trialled at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open include:
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