Overview
- The 19-year-old beat Jesper de Jong 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to earn his first Masters 1000 win on clay at the Mutua Madrid Open.
- He will face Australian Alex de Miñaur next in the second round.
- Jódar twice took medical timeouts for left-thigh discomfort and still closed out the match in the third set.
- He entered Madrid at No. 42 after a Barcelona semifinal run that continued a rapid climb over the past year.
- With Alcaraz sidelined, attention has shifted to Spain's younger names as veteran Roberto Bautista exited his final Madrid after a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Thiago Agustín Tirante.