The only remaining Canadian in the men’s draw, after everyone else went out early, looked to make the fourth round with a good draw against the unseeded Alexander Blockx.
The kid is coming, though, and has already had a good tournament as he looked to cause the upset. Which he did on Monday, taking out FAA.
Stefanos Tsitsipas had a similar challenge against a rising Spanish qualifier; a win there definitely does him wonders.
(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
Monday, April 27, 2026
Final results
Singles, third round
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Canadian Content
Alexander Blockx (BEL) def [3] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 76 (3) 63
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Upsets
[23] Jakub Mensik (CZE) def [13] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 64 76 (11)
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Seeds beating seeds
[12] Casper Ruud (NOR) def [20] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 63 61
[16] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) def [18] Luciano Darderi (ITA) 62 63
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Seeds advancing
[2] Alexander Zverev (GER) def Térence Atmane (FRA) 63 76 (2)
[7] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def [Q] Nicolai Budkov Kjaer (NOR) 63 62
[10] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def [Q] Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PER) 63 62
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Other results
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [Q] Daniel Merida (ESP) 64 62
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