Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz confirmed he will miss the Italian Open and Roland Garros with a right‑wrist injury suffered in Barcelona, removing the two‑time defending French Open champion from the field.
- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner stretched his Masters 1000 win streak to 23 with a three‑set Madrid opener, and he is now chasing an unprecedented fifth straight Masters title in the ATP’s top tier below the Grand Slams.
- Wildcard Rafael Jodar, 19, crushed world No. 8 Alex de Minaur 6‑3, 6‑1 in Madrid for his first top‑10 win, a result OptaAce says makes him the youngest wildcard to beat a top‑10 player at a Masters event since Jannik Sinner in 2020.
- Jodar next faces fellow 19‑year‑old Joao Fonseca in the third round after a breakout month that included a maiden ATP title in Marrakech and a Barcelona semi‑final.
- Analysts see expanded chances for Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev with Alcaraz out, even as both players voiced sympathy and stressed that men’s tennis loses star power without him.