Overview
- Novak Djokovic's withdrawal from the Madrid Open moved Joao Fonseca into the seeded field for the first time at a Masters 1000.
- As a seed, Fonseca receives a bye into round two, which lightens his early schedule.
- Tournament rules place him away from other seeds until at least the third round.
- The draw remains unconfirmed with doubts around entries for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
- Fonseca arrives with momentum after a Monte-Carlo quarterfinal, beating Gabriel Diallo, Arthur Rinderknech and Matteo Berrettini before a three-set loss to Alexander Zverev.