Elena Rybakina defeated Yulia Putintseva to reach semi-finals and set up a clash with Aryna Sabalenka at Madrid Open.
Carlos Alcaraz said he and Rafael Nadal have spoken "a little" about playing doubles at Paris Olympics.
Rafael Nadal bowed out of Madrid Open after suffering a 7-5, 6-4 defeat to the 30th-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka.
At the net after the match, Pedro Cachin worked up the nerve to ask Rafael Nadal for a memento of their clash.
Ons Jabeur said she believes tennis still has a way to go in achieving gender equality, despite it being the leader in women's sport.
Rafael Nadal will face Jiri Lehecka in the last-16 clash of the Madrid Open
Carlos Alcaraz came through in straight sets and will face last year's runner-up Jan-Lennard Struff in the next round
Rafael Nadal advanced to a third-round meeting with Argentina's Pedro Cachin in Madrid.
Alcaraz returned after a month out to begin his double defence with a convincing win over Alexander Shevchenko, while Sabalenka survived a tense three-set tussle against the in-form Magda Linette.
The ongoing season of the will have back-to-back double-headers over the weekend for the first time this season while in football, Premier League leaders Arsenal face Tottenham Hotspur in the 'North London Derby' on Sunday.
Despite the ease of his victory, Nadal said it did not mean anything in terms of his prospects of competing at his beloved Roland Garros.
Rafael Nadal is set to face 16-year-old American Darwin Blanch in his Madrid Open first round match.
Paula Badosa is undergoing four hours of treatment every day to be ready for the action in Madrid.
Jannik Sinner has never made it past the third round in either of his previous two appearances in Madrid
Novak Djokovic has played only four events in 2024 and is yet to win a tournament so far
Casper Ruud and Elena Rybakina clinched the two biggest titles over the weekend, triumphing in Barcelona and Stuttgart respectively
Muguruza won her first major title in 2016, defeating Serena Williams in the final of the French Open. The following year she was crowned Wimbledon champion after a win over Venus Williams in the final, and reached No.1 in the world rankings.
Iga Swiatek next plays Elena Rybakina, who beat Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in their quarterfinal after recovering from a break down in the deciding set.
Tsitsipas saved two match points to rally past Facundo Díaz 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8). Tsitispas struggled with his serve and double-faulted seven times. One of them cost him a break while the Greek player was trying to serve out the match up 5-4 in the third set. He then had to save a match point while serving again before facing the brink again in the tiebreaker.
Ruud, ranked No. 6, is trying to reach his fourth final this year, having lost in Los Cabos, Acapulco and Monte Carlo. He will next face 40th-ranked Italian Matteo Arnaldi, who defeated Marco Trungelliti 6-3, 6-0 at the clay-court tournament.
Iga Swiatek will next face next Emma Raducanu, who knocked out Linda Noskova 6-0, 7-5. Swiatek beat Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-4 to qualify for the Stuttgart Open quarter-finals.
Rafael Nadal looked rusty in his first tournament in three months at the Barcelona Open. But focus should not be on the results in comeback.
Coco Gauff will face the winner of the match between Zheng Qinwen and Marta Kostyuk in the quarter-finals.
Rafael Nadal, 37, who missed virtually all of the 2023 season, is hoping to compete at the French Open in May where he is the record 14-time champion.
Rafael Nadal eased past the 62nd-ranked Italian Flavio Cobolli in 85 minutes to reach the second round in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal, who has triumphed 12 times at the Barcelona Open, has not played a match on clay since lifting the French Open trophy in 2022.
The 12th-ranked Greek, who will return to top 10 on Monday, also won the title in the principality in 2021 and 2022.
Alcaraz will set his sights on the Madrid Open — it runs from April 24 to May 5 — which he has also won on the past two occasions in his preparation for this year's French Open.
Novak Djokovic has played four tournaments in 2024 and has yet to win a title.
Romania, without Simona Halep and Sorana Cirstea, stunned Ukraine from 0-2 down in the Billie Jean King Cup.