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If you set your alarm early for Félix Auger-Aliassime, you were rewarded by a three-set victory over an old nemesis, Yoshihito Nishioka.

And later on, it was Rafael Nadal. Two extra treats on a day where the seeded players on the men’s side in Madrid have yet to start play.

Nadal met 16-year-old neophyte, a day after he admitted that if this were Roland Garros (and best of five) he wouldn’t be physically ready and would not play, is going to be a fascinating watch. But it was Goliath slaying David, in quick order.

His contemporary, Richard Gasquet, went down to defeat but played his 1000th ATP-level match. Which is quite a feat.

(Madrid is 6 hours ahead of EDT)

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Mutua Madrid Open
Location: Madrid, Spain
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Dates: April 24 – May 5, 2024
Prize money: €9,249,713
Draws: S96 – D32

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Final results
Singles, second round

Canadian content

Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs. Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 46 61 64

Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) 67 64 64

Notables

[PR] Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. [WC] Darwin Blanch (USA) 61 60

Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def. [Q] Richard Gasquet (FRA) 62 75

Pedro Cachin (ARG) def Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 63 63 (Snaps a 15-match losing streak, 10 of them at the ATP level; last ATP level victory came in July, 2024 in Kitzbuhel – two weeks after he WON the tournament in Gstaad and moved into the top 50 for the first time. He’s back down where he was, before that win).

WCs, Qs and LLs

[LL] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) def Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 76 (4) 46 61

[WC] Joao Fonseca (ESP) def Alex Michelsen (USA) 46 60 62

[Q] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) def [Q] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 46 75 64

[Q] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) def Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 64 63

Pavel Kotov (RUS) def. [Q] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 63 64

Other results (in alphabetical order)

Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) def. Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 64 61

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) def Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) 63 62

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) def. Dominik Koepfer (GER) 61 36 76 (5)

Tomas Machac (CZE) def. Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 64 16 62

Jakub Mensik (CZE) def. Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 64 76 (3)

Max Purcell (AUS) def Marcos Giron (USA) 46 64 76 (2)

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