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.
Merica beat veteran Marco Trungelliti in the final round of qualifying – and ends up facing him, in the first round when the Argentine made it as a lucky loser.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
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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
Order of play
Singles, first round
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Manolo Santana Stadium (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
1. [WC] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs. Marton Fucsovics (HUN) H2H
4. [WC] Gaël Monfils (FRA) vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) H2H
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Arantxa Sanchez Stadium
2. Jaume Munar (ESP) vs. Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) H2H
3. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. [Q] Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PER) H2H
5. [WC] Martin Landaluce (ESP) vs. Adam Walton (AUS) H2H
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Stadium 3
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs. [LL] Patrick Kypson (USA) H2H
4. [Q] Daniel Merida (ESP) vs. [LL] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) H2H
5. Reilly Opelka (USA) vs. [Q] Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) H2H
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Court 4
1. Térence Atmane (FRA) vs. Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) H2H
2. Ethan Quinn (USA) vs. Fabian Marozsan (HUN) H2H
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Court 6
1. Alexander Blockx (BEL) vs. [LL] Cristian Garin (CHI) H2H
2. Nuno Borges (POR) vs. Mariano Navone (ARG) H2H
3. Sebastian Baez (ARG) vs. [Q] Vilius Gaubas (LTU) H2H
4. Daniel Altmaier (GER) vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) H2H
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Court 8
1. Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs. Marcos Giron (USA) H2H
2. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs. [Q] Martin Damm (USA) H2H
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