From this week, the Madrid Masters 1000, one of the clay-court tournaments preparing for Roland Garros. As the main highlight, we will have the presence of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, current world number 2. The tournament will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and Star+ streaming platform. Discover the main names, the key and the complete program of the Madrid Masters!

Madrid Masters: big names

Eight of the top ten finishers will enter the court at the Madrid Masters. Packed up, Carlos Alcaraz is establishing himself as the main contender for the title, especially after winning his third trophy in 2024: he won the ATP from Barcelona, ​​also on clay, last week. Previously, he won Buenos Aires and Indian Wells, in addition to being a finalist at the Rio Open.

At the right time, the Russian arrives Andrei Rublev, champion of Monte-Carlo and dolphin of Banja Luka last Sunday (23). With good results on clay, the Norwegian Casper Ruud won Estoril and enters as seeded 3. MP Barcelona, ​​the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas returned to fine form after muted results since the Australian Open. Champion in Munich, the Dane Holger Rune is another name to watch in Madrid clay.

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Absences

world number 1, Novak Djokovic will not be present in the Spanish capital. He lives with an elbow injury and stopped in the quarter-finals of Banja Luka. Already Rafael Nadal he was unable to recover as he would have liked from his hip problem and left his return to the clay-court season uncertain. High on the circuit, the Italian Jannik Sinner (8th in the ranking) will be another victim, just like his compatriot, Matteo Berretini (21st).

Brazilians

Thiago Monteiro (simple), Raphael Matos It is Marcelo Melo (doubles) are Brazil’s representatives at the Madrid Masters. Monteiro will make his debut against the Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo in the first round. The Ceará native picked up his first Masters 1000 tournament victory of his career in Miami last month. In doubles, Matos continues his partnership alongside the Spaniard David Vega Hernandezwhile Melo will play with the German Alexander Zverev.

Madrid Key

The group consists of 96 players, with the top 32 seeds advancing directly to the second round. Alcaraz opens against the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori or French Ugo Humbert. The Spaniard has Zverev as a potential opponent in the Round of 16 which would be a repeat of last year’s final. In the quarter-finals, he can face Rublev or the Russian Karen Khachanov. In the semi-finals, Ruud or Rune would be your main candidates.

On the other side of the key, the Russian Daniel Medvedev enters seed 2. He can make his debut against the British Andy Murray or Italian Andrea Vavassori. the australian Alex de Minaure or the Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp are the favorites to face Daniil in the Round of 16. On Wednesdays he would have the British Cameron NorrieRio Open champion, and the North American Taylor Fritz as main adversaries. In half, Tsitsipas and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime are the possible names.

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Madrid Masters: schedule and how to watch

The Madrid Masters will be broadcast daily on ESPN 2 and Star+ streaming platform, starting at 6 a.m. Brasília time. The tournament takes place from April 26 to May 7 at Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain. Check out the full schedule:

26/4, Wednesday – First Round

27/4, Thursday – First Round

28/4, Friday – 2nd round

29/4, Saturday – 2nd round

30/04, Sunday – Third round

01/5, Monday – Third Round

02/5, Tuesday – Round of 16

03/5, Wednesday – Round of 16

04/5, Thursday – Quarter-finals

05/5, Friday – Semi-finals

07/5, Sunday – Final