Madrid Open 2025 Day 4 Recap

Day 4 on the 2025 Madrid Open noticed the spherical of 64 accomplished with the underside half of the attract motion.

With Alcaraz withdrawing after the draw was made, this part was huge open, however Novak Djokovic couldn’t take benefit, falling to Matteo Arnaldi in straight units. 

Different seeds to fall included Tomas Machac, Jiri Lehecka, Ugo Humbert and Sebastian Baez paving the best way for qualifiers and underdogs like Jacob Fearnley and Damir Dzumhur to steal the highlight.

Whereas Draper, de Minaur, Paul, Tstisipas, Musetti and Dimitrov all progressed.

Full outcomes and recap beneath.

Day Three 2025 Madrid Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (5)
Tallon Griekspoor
6-3 6-4

Matteo Berrettini (30)
Marcos Giron
6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-1

Karen Khachanov (24)
Reilly Opelka (PR)
7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Tommy Paul (11)
Joao Fonseca
7-6(7) 7-6(3)

Frances Tiafoe (16)
Luciano Darderi
7-5 3-1 RET

Alexander Muller
Ugo Humbert (21)
6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(5)

Damir Dzhumur
Sebastian Baez (32)
1-6 6-1 6-2

Matteo Arnaldi
Novak Djokovic (4)
6-3 6-4

Alex de Minaur (6)
Lorenzo Sonego
6-2 6-3

Denis Shapovalov (29)
Kei Nishikori
6-1 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas (17)
Jan Lennard Struff
3-6 6-4 6-3

Lorenzo Musetti (10)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
7-6(3) 6-2

Grigor Dimitrov (15)
Nicolas Jarry
6-3 6-4

Jacob Fearnley
Tomas Machac (19)
1-6 6-3 6-2

Cameron Norriw
Jiri Lehecka (26)
2-6 6-4 6-0

Gabriel Diallo (LL)
Kamil Majchrzak (LL)
7-5 4-6 6-4

Arnaldi Downs Djokovic

Matteo Arnaldi additional turned the underside half of the Madrid Open draw the other way up on Saturday, toppling fourth seed Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.

With Alcaraz having withdrawn, this part was already huge open, however the No. 44-ranked Italian, who has typically acknowledged Djoker is his idol, blended blistering forehands with artful drop photographs to rattle the three-time Madrid champ.

As we’ve seen of late, Djokovic was off his sport, spraying 32 unforced errors, and his on-court manner isn’t trying like somebody having fun with tennis in the meanwhile.

I noticed a few his clips from apply, and he appeared pissed off along with his sport. Can he flip it on solely on the Grand Slams? I’m unsure you are able to do it with out not less than some matches below your belt, so possibly he shifts his focus to Wimbledon and makes use of the French to construct some leg power.

He’s my idol, he’s all the time been. I used to be simply glad that I might play him. I by no means performed him, simply practised with him. To play him at a stage like this was already a victory for me. He’s not at his finest proper now, so I got here on court docket to attempt to play my finest tennis and win, and it occurred, so proper now I don’t even know what to say. I used to be simply making an attempt to rally a bit at first, making an attempt to make him [make] some errors. Then as soon as it begins, you begin to really feel higher, the stress goes a bit bit away. He gave me a bit bit in a couple of video games. For certain it helped me that I broke him immediately so I used to be like, ‘Alright, that’s begin’ after which after that, it was an escalation. I began to play higher and I feel it turned a fairly good match. Arnaldi on his win.

I hoped I can play another match than I performed in Monte-Carlo. [It’s] type of a brand new actuality for me, I’ve to say. Attempting to win a match or two, not likely enthusiastic about getting far within the event… It’s a totally completely different feeling from what I had in 20-plus years {of professional} tennis. It’s a problem for me mentally to actually face these sorts of sensations on the court docket, going out early now often in tournaments. Clearly after you lose a match you don’t really feel good, however I’ve had a couple of of those this 12 months the place I lose within the first spherical, sadly. I knew that it was going to be a very robust opening match for me on this event. Arnaldi is a very good participant, a top quality participant. I didn’t have too many matches on clay. I did practise nicely, however it’s utterly completely different while you step out on the match court docket. I feel the optimistic factor is that I actually loved myself greater than I [did] in Monte-Carlo, in order that’s factor. However clearly the extent of tennis is just not the place I would really like it to be. However, that’s the circle of life and the profession, ultimately it was going to occur. Djokovic on his loss.

Fearnley Mutes Machac

Jacob Fearnley pulled off the most important win of his profession on Saturday, gorgeous nineteenth seed Tomas Machac 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to achieve the third spherical of the Mutua Madrid Open 2025.

The British No. 2, ranked No. 68, battled again from a set down and overcame a rolled ankle, needing painkillers to energy via.

Fearnley is a former US school tennis participant and turned professional final 12 months. Earlier than April, he’d by no means gained a tour-level match on clay, however after coming via qualifying, he’s now into the third spherical, bagging wins over Bu and Machac.

I feel I used to be enjoying — taking nothing away from Thomas — I used to be enjoying a number of the worst tennis I’ve performed shortly. After which I really rolled my ankle and was in an honest quantity of ache and simply type of loosened up a bit bit, truthfully. And I feel that truly helped, imagine it or not — a twisted ankle really helped my efficiency in the present day. After which the doc gave me some painkillers, and yeah, I felt I used to be serving in that final set a number of the finest I’ve served in a very long time. Yeah, tremendous blissful to get the win and yeah, trying ahead to the subsequent one. Fearnley on his win.

Different Matches of Be aware

Damir Dzumhur def. Sebastian Baez (32) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2: Dzumhur roared again from a first-set rout to upset the thirty second seed, organising a conflict with Arnaldi. Baez normally is a tricky nut to crack on clay, however Madrid’s circumstances most likely don’t swimsuit him.

Alex de Minaur (6) def. Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-3: De Minaur was ruthless but once more, sweeping Sonego apart in a scientific show, recovering from an early break within the first set to dominate.

Denis Shapovalov (29) def. Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4: Shapovalov’s energy overwhelmed the previous finalist.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (17) def. Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6, 6-4, 6-3: Tsitsipas battled again from a set down, leaning on his baseline sport to outlast Struff in a gritty win, and even forgetting he’d gained the match as an alternative going to take a seat down for a change of ends 😆

Cameron Norrie def. Jiri Lehecka (26) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0: Norrie turned the tables after a sluggish begin, blanking Lehecka within the decider for an announcement victory.

Lorenzo Musetti (10) def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(3), 6-2: Musetti gained 71% of first-serve factors in a 1-hour 47-minute win.

Grigor Dimitrov (15) def. Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4: Dimitrov’s 22 winners secured a straight-sets victory, spectacular as I noticed his apply earlier this week, and he struggled to search out the court docket.

Frances Tiafoe (16) def. Luciano Darderi 7-5, 3-1 RET: Tiafoe superior after Darderi retired, main after 88 minutes. One more retirement in Madrid; I hope Hospital 12 de Octubre, throughout the street, has sufficient beds.

Matteo Berrettini (30) def. Marcos Giron 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1: Berrettini hit 42 winners in a three-set battle, coming inside two factors of shedding the second-round conflict at 6/6 within the second-set tie-break earlier than turning it round.

Alexander Muller def. Ugo Humbert (21) 6-2, 6-7(3), 7-6(5): Muller edged a 2-hour, 30-minute epic with 23 winners.

Within the ultimate match of the day, Tommy Paul (11) def. João Fonseca 7-6(7), 7-6(6), edging out the Brazilian in a decent match the place Paul showcased his resilience, saving six break factors within the first set alone and clawing again from a 1-4 deficit within the tie break.

Highlights

Coming quickly.

Madrid Open Day 5: Spherical of 32 Matches