Some of the young up-and-coming Spaniards are on the docket in Daniel Merida and Martin Landaluce.
As well, some “old” favorites like Gaël Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov. And a struggling mid-career former top player in Stefanos Tsitsipas who managed to pull one out.
Merica beat veteran Marco Trungelliti in the final round of qualifying – and ended up facing him, in the first round when the Argentine made it as a lucky loser. It was a lot tougher this time.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Mutua Madrid Open
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
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Final results
Singles, first round
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Retirements
[Q] Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) def Reilly Opelka (USA) 53 retd
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Wild cards and qualifiers
[WC] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) def. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 46 76 (5) 62
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[Q] Martin Damm (USA) def Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 76 (7) 64
[Q] Vilius Gaubas (LTU) def Sebastian Baez (ARG) 75 61
[Q] Daniel Merida (ESP) def [LL] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) 64 16 76 (6)
[Q] Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PER) def Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 64 64
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Marathons
Alexander Blockx (BEL) def. [LL] Cristian Garin (CHI) 46 75 75
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) def Marcos Giron (USA) 64 67 (3) 75
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [LL] Patrick Kypson (USA) 36 76 (6) 76 (4)
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Other results (in alphabetical order)
Térence Atmane (FRA) def Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 64 75
Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) def [WC] Gaël Monfils (FRA) 63 64
Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) def Daniel Altmaier (GER) 64 64
Fabian Marozsan (HUN) def Ethan Quinn (USA) 76 (5) 76 (5)
Jaume Munar (ESP) def Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) 64 61
Mariano Navone (ARG) def Nuno Borges (POR) 63 64
Adam Walton (AUS) def [WC] Martin Landaluce (ESP) 62 63
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