Nadal, Federer, Azarenka Live online at the 2012 MUTUA MADRID OPEN

A couple of two-time men's singles champions, a world no. 1, a likeable Spanish veteran, and a newly ascended world no. 3 headline the action at the 2012 MUTUA MADRID OPEN on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Former world no. 1 players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer start their campaign against dangerous opponents in the Madrid tennis tournament. Watch 2012 Mutua Madrid Open live online action here. World no. 2 Nadal goes against Russian veteran and former world no. 3 Nikolay Davydenko while world no. 3 Federer battles promising Milos Raonic of Canada to gain spots for the round of 16. Spain's no. 2 player and world no. 6 David Ferrer will also be in action against Czech Radek Stepanek.

The women’s singles draw also has a few interesting matches on Wednesday. The new world no. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska gets the day’s action under way in the Centre Stadium when she takes on Sara Errani, who is coming into the clash on the back of 16 consecutive wins during which she has lifted three titles this year. Reigning champion Petra Kvitova is also making her debut and will face her compatriot Lucie Hradecka.

The aforementioned encounters are all second round matches, but the third round also begins on Wednesday. World no. 1 Victoria Azarenka plays in the first of the Centre Stadium’s night sessions against a former top-ranked player, Ana Ivanovic. Other players who will be looking to secure a place in the quarterfinals are Na Li, who takes on Angelique Kerber, and Samantha Stosur, who will be battling it out with Petra Cetkovska.

2012 MUTUA MADRID OPEN: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Schedule

Manola Santana (from 10.50hrs)
1. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Sara Errani
2. ATP: Stepanek vs. Ferrer (NB 13.00hrs)
3. ATP: Davydenko vs. Nadal (NB 15.15hrs)
4. Victoria Azarenka vs. Ana Ivanovic (NB 19.00hrs)
5. ATP: Federer vs. Raonic

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (from 13.00hrs)
1. Angelique Kerber vs. Li Na
2. ATP: Verdasco vs. Falla
3. ATP: Almagro vs. Granollers
4. ATP: Youzhny vs. del Potro
5. ATP: Simon vs. García-López

Stadium 3 (from 13.00hrs)
1. ATP: Isner vs. Cilic
2. Lucie Hradecka vs. Petra Kvitova
3. ATP: Harrison vs. Tsonga
4. ATP: Delbonis vs. Tipsarevic

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Yanina Wickmayer vs. Roberta Vinci
2. ATP: Wawrinka vs. Melzer (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Samantha Stosur vs. Petra Cetkovska (NB 14.30hrs)
4. ATP: Bogomolov Jr./Fognini vs. Cilic/Melo
5. ATP: Gasquet/Monfils vs. Bubka/Marti

Court 5 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Hsieh/Zheng vs. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez
2. ATP: Andreev vs. Monfils (NB 13.00hrs)
3. ATP: Qureshi/Rojer vs. Gimeno-Traver/Navarro
4. ATP: Cabal/Schwank vs. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski
5. ATP: González/Kas vs. Bhupathi/Bopanna

Court 6 (from 13.30hrs)
1. Medina Garrigues/Parra Santonja vs. Shvedova/Voskoboeva
2. Maria Kirilenko vs. Ekaterina Makarova (NB 14.30hrs)
3. Pavlyuchenkova/Safarova vs. Errani/Vinci

Court 7 (from 13.00hrs)
1. ATP: Dolgopolov vs. Seppi
2. ATP: Troicki vs. Gasquet (NB 14.00hrs)
3. Goerges/Stosur vs. Peschke/Srebotnik (after suitable rest)

Watch the 2012 MUTUA MADRID OPEN live online featuring Federer, Azarenka, Nadal, Kvitova and Radwanska.