By Chris Oddo | Thursday May 9, 2019
Keeping up with the game of tennis, by the numbers. Each day at Tennis Now we’ll give you a fresh set—Here’s a numerical rundown of what happened on Thursday in Madrid.
11
Ash Barty’s winning streak was snapped at 11 by Simona Halep. The Romanian now has a small shot to win back the No.1 ranking from Naomi Osaka and can do so by winning the title in Madrid.
1200
Roger Federer becomes the second ATP player to reach the 1200-win mark with his three-set victory over Gael Monfils in Madrid. The Swiss joins just three other players, male or female, in Open Era history in the 1200 club.
5-0
Belinda Bencic’s record against Top 5 competition in 2019. The Swiss improved to 3-1 over reigning No.1s with a three-set victory over Naomi Osaka to reach the semis on Thursday at Madrid.
732
Nadal’s current run of consecutive weeks inside the Top 10. The Spaniard is closing in on the all-time record in this category. Per ATP Media Info, Nadal has been ranked in Top 10 for 732 consecutive weeks (25 April 2005-6 May 2019) -- 2 shy of Federer’s run from 2002-16. Connors holds record of 789 consecutive weeks in Top 10 (23 August 1973-3 October 1988).
10-1
The record of defending champion Alexander Zverev at Madrid. The German edged Hubert Hurkacz to set up a quarter-final with Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday. Is the German finally finding his best tennis?
1
Number of semi-finals reached by Sloane Stephens in 2019. The American improved to 3-0 with her new coach Sven Groeneveld at the helm on Thursday, defeating Petra Martic, 6-4 6-3. Stephens snapped Martic’s career-best 8-match winning streak in the process.
25
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ win total in 2019. The Greek (25-9) tied Daniil Medvedev (25-9) for the ATP lead on Thursday when he defeated Fernando Verdasco, 6-3 6-4. Tsitsipas, one of four ATP players to have earned two titles on the season, will face Alexander Zverev on Friday in Madrid.