Madrid Open 2025 Day 3 Recap

Day three in Madrid introduced the highest seeds into the fray, and Sascha Zverev began his marketing campaign for a 3rd title within the Spanish capital with a ruthless 6-2, 6-2 dispatch of Roberto Bautista Agut.

Thirteenth seed Arthur Fils wasn’t in a position to again up his current type as he fell to Comesana, with the Argentine recovering from 1-5 down within the first set to return via 7-6(4), 6-4 however the greatest shock of the day was Holger Rune, retiring with a leg damage after dropping thre first set to Flavio Cobolli 6-2.

Regardless of it solely being month 4 of the season, we’ve already had a number of withdrawals, retirements, and walkovers in Madrid with Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev each primarily receiving a bye to the third spherical, as Laslo Djere and Gael Monfils handed the Russian pair a walkover.

Full outcomes and recap under.

Day Two 2025 Madrid Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Alexander Zverev (1)
Roberto Bautista Agut
6-2 6-2

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (28)
Nuno Borges
6-2 6-3

Francisco Cerundolo (20)
Harold Mayot (Q)
6-3 6-4

Francisco Comesana (20)
Arthur Fils (13)
7-6(4) 6-4

Ben Shelton (12)
Mariano Navone
4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Jakub Mensik (22)
Ethan Quinn (Q)
7-6(4) 6-1

Alexander Bublik
Alexei Popyrin (25)
6-4 7-6(4)

Andrey Rublev (7)
Gael Monfils
Walkover

Taylor Fritz (3)
Christopher O’Connell
6-1 6-4

Benjamin Bonzi
Hubert Hurkacz (27)
6-4 7-5

Sebastian Korda (23)
Federico Cina (WC)
6-3 3-6 6-1

Casper Ruud (14)
Arthur Rinderknech
6-3 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (9)
Laslo Djere
Walkover

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Q)
Felix Auger-Aliassime
7-6(5) 6-4

Brandon Nakashima (31)
Sebastian Ofner (PR)
6-3 7-6(3)

Holger Rune (8)
Flavio Cobolli
6-2 RET

Zverev Begins Robust

As I anticipated, Sascha Zverev made brief work of Roberto Bautista Agut, storming into the third spherical with a ruthless 6-2, 6-2 demolition in 62 minutes.

Contemporary off his Munich title final week, Zverev was in scintillating type, firing 32 winners to Bautista Agut’s measly 4 and profitable 81% (22/27) of his first-serve factors.

Simply too good from the two-time champion, and Zverev seems to be again in type after his post-Australian Open stoop.

It’s nonetheless early days, as RBA is not a power on the ATP degree (and by no means actually was on clay), so there shall be harder checks to return. Nevertheless, the German has a practical shot at his third Madrid crown.

[It was] match, I knew I needed to focus towards Roberto. I knew that it was going to be a tricky problem, and I’m very pleased with the win. That is my favorite centre court docket on this planet, I solely misplaced twice right here in my complete life. I hope that stays the way in which all through the subsequent 10 days and that I can proceed enjoying good tennis. So long as I try this I’m comfortable. Zverev on his win.

Shelton Negates Navone

I had Ben Shelton down as a possible upset on Friday, as Mariano Navone is an honest clay court docket participant, and although Madrid isn’t precisely typical clay court docket circumstances, I assumed he would trigger issues. 

When Navone served for the match at 5-4 within the second set, that appeared like a stable shout, however Shelton had different concepts, unleashing a booming forehand move that despatched the group wild, sparking his comeback. He broke to like at 3-3 within the decider and sealed the win.

I admire the truth that Shelton has progressed from being an entire no-hoper on clay a few seasons in the past to considerably enhancing by truly competing in tournaments on the floor.

Many People preferring laborious courts usually skip half of the clay season, however Shelton has arrived early in Europe to safe matches, and he has develop into considerably stronger. He’s now 3-0 towards Navone and 10-0 towards Argentines throughout all ranges.

Different Matches of Notice

Francisco Cerundolo (20) def. Harold Mayot (Q) 6-3, 6-4: Cerundolo eased previous the qualifier, establishing a third-round Argentine showdown with Francisco Comesana.

Francisco Comesana def. Arthur Fils (13) 7-6(4), 6-4: Comesana staged a surprising comeback from 1-5 down within the first set to upset the thirteenth seed.

Jakub Mensik (22) def. Ethan Quinn (Q) 7-6(4), 6-1: The 19-year-old Czech fired 14 aces and gained 75% (33/44) of first-serve factors in an 80-minute rout, his first win since Miami. He’s up towards Shelton subsequent.

Alexander Bublik def. Alexei Popyrin (25) 6-4, 7-6(4): Bublik’s aptitude outfoxed the twenty fifth seed in a good battle.

Taylor Fritz (3) def. Christopher O’Connell 6-1, 6-4: Fritz, again from an stomach damage, appeared sharp in his clay opener. He faces Benjamin Bonzi subsequent.

Benjamin Bonzi def. Hubert Hurkacz (27) 6-4, 7-5: Bonzi scored a stable upset over the twenty seventh seed, incomes a crack at Fritz.

Sebastian Korda (23) def. Federico Cina (WC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1: Korda navigated a difficult wild card to succeed in the third spherical.

Casper Ruud (14) def. Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 6-4: Ruud stayed excellent (4-0) towards the Frenchman, boosting his bid to return to the highest 10.

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Q) def. Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6(5), 6-4: The Argentine qualifier shocked final yr’s runner-up, dropping Auger-Aliassime to No. 26 within the stay rankings. He’s having a shocker at M1000 degree this season.

Highlights

Madrid Open Day 4: Spherical of 64 Matches