Overview
- Argentina’s last two singles players went out Tuesday in Madrid, as Tomás Etcheverry fell to Arthur Fils 6-3, 6-4 and Francisco Cerúndolo lost to Alexander Blockx 7-6(8), 6-2.
- Cerúndolo’s defeat ends his bid to defend 2025 semifinal points and signals a drop from the ATP top 20 based on live rankings reported across the coverage.
- Etcheverry still banks 100 ranking points and about $92,470, extends his 2026 streak of Masters 1000 round-of-16 runs to three events, and moves toward a new career high near No. 25.
- A day earlier, Solana Sierra’s breakthrough ended against former No. 1 Karolína Plíšková 6-4, 6-3 after Sierra became the first Argentine woman to reach the Madrid last 16; Thiago Tirante’s run stopped in the third round against Cameron Norrie.
- The quarterfinals now feature Jannik Sinner vs. Rafa Jódar, Arthur Fils vs. Jiri Lehecka, Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Blockx, and Flavio Cobolli vs. Alexander Zverev at the high‑altitude clay event in Madrid.