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Tennis Tracker: Carlos Alcaraz crowned Madrid champion after Struff battle

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Alcaraz heads into the final as the favourite
Alcaraz heads into the final as the favouriteReuters
On the final day of the Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz (20) and Jan-Lennard Struff (33) will play for the Men's title after Coco Gauff (19) and Jessica Pegula (29) face Victoria Azarenka (33) and Beatriz Haddad Maia (26) in a star-studded doubles final. You can keep up with all the action right here.

22:55 CET - Another classy day for Carlos Alcaraz (20) - here was his path to victory in the Spanish capital.

Carlos Alcaraz's road to glory in Madrid
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22:53 CET - Away from Madrid Andy Murray (35) has won his first title since 2019, a story you can read here. To round off the day, here is our ATP Flashmoment of the day.

ATP Flashmoment of the day
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21:20 CET - Can anyone stop Carlos Alcaraz (20)? The Spaniard has taken home another Masters win with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 battling victory over Jan-Lennard Struff (33) in Madrid. 

Alcaraz - Struff highlights
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Carlos Alcaraz post-match interview
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20:28 CET - We are going all the way in Madrid as Jan-Lennard Struff takes the second set 6-3 against top seed Carlos Alcaraz.

19:43 CET - A tight first set has gone to Alcaraz with the Spaniard taking it 6-4 in just under an hour. 

18:48 CET - The Madrid Open men's final between Carlos Alcaraz (20), the reigning champion, and Jan-Lennard Struff (33), the first lucky loser ever to reach a Masters 1000 final, is underway.

17:31 CET - Huge congratulations to Andy Murray (35), who has won his first title since 2019, beating Tommy Paul (25) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the Aix-en-Provence Challenger tournament.

He dropped down a level to get more time on clay ahead of the French Open after losing in the first round in Madrid and it was a smart move, with the run to the title moving him up 10 places in the world rankings.

17:20 CET - Victoria Azarenka (33) and Beatriz Haddad Maia (26) have won the women's doubles title, beating Coco Gauff (19) and Jessica Pegula (29) in just over an hour, 6-1, 6-4.

16:10 CET - If you want to know the full story of Sabalenka's Madrid Open triumph or already do and just want to relive the highlights, you can do so here

Turning our attention back to today, Azarenka and Haddad Maia have made the dream start to the women's doubles final, winning the first set 6-1 against Gauff and Pegula. 

09:32 CET - The world number one and world number two battled it out for the women's title yesterday and Aryna Sabalenka (24) prevailed, avenging the defeat Iga Swiatak (21) inflicted upon her in the final of the Stuttgart Open earlier this month. 

She says the rivalry developing between the two players is what women's tennis needs and hopes it continues. 

Read the full story here

07:30 CET - Hello and welcome to coverage of the final day of the Madrid Open, which will see top seed Carlos Alcaraz (19) try to beat lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff (33) to win his second title in a row, while Victoria Azarenka (33) and Beatriz Haddad Maia (26) will go up against Coco Gauff (19) and Jessica Pegula (29) in the Women's doubles final.