The main draw begins but although there are no seeds of big stars, the main stadium schedule has a lot of interest – especially for the locals.
There’s a hello – rising phenom Rafael Jodar. And also an adios – the solid and quality player Roberto Bautista Agut plays his final Madrid.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
*********************************
Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 22 – May 3, 2026
Prize Money: €8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Order of play
–
Manolo Santana Stadium (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
2. Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs. [Q] Dino Prizmic (CRO) H2H (not before 1:30 p.m.)
3. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) H2H
5. [WC] Rafael Jodar (ESP) vs. Jesper de Jong (NED) H2H
–
Arantxa Sanchez Stadium
1. Zizou Bergs (BEL) vs. Marin Cilic (CRO) H2H
4. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs. [Q] Jaime Faria (POR) H2H
–
Stadium 3
4. Tomas Machac (CZE) vs. Francisco Comesana (ARG) H2H
–
Court 4
1. Vit Kopriva (CZE) vs. [PR] Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) H2H
2. Ignacio Buse (PER) vs. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) H2H
3. Alexandre Muller (FRA) vs. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) H2H
4. Sebastian Ofner (AUT) vs. [Q] Nikololoz Basilashvili (GEO) H2H
5. [Q] Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs. [Q] Titouan Droguet (FRA) H2H
–
Court 6
1. Jenson Brooksby (USA) vs. Emilio Nava (USA) H2H
2. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs. Mattia Bellucci (ITA) H2H
3. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) H2H
4. [WC] Federico Cina (ITA) vs. [Q] Elmer Moller (DEN)
–
–