Madrid Open 2026 Day One Recap

The opening day of the Madrid Open is never the primary occasion today, and 2026 adopted that script. With all 32 seeds receiving byes within the expanded two-week Masters 1000 format, Day One of many Spherical of 128 was extra about qualifiers, fortunate losers, and lower-ranked gamers battling for a shot on the large names.

That doesn’t imply there weren’t just a few noteworthy outcomes. Dino Prizmic grabbed the standout win of the day by beating former finalist Matteo Berrettini in straight units, whereas veterans like Marin Čilić reminded everybody they’ve nonetheless obtained a efficiency or two within the legs

For many, although, this was about survival, getting by means of and incomes the correct to face the seeds in spherical two. Full outcomes and highlights under.

Day One 2026 Madrid Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Benjamin Bonzi (Q)
Titouan Droguet (Q)
6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4

Elmer Moller (Q)
Federico Cina (WC)
6-4 7-6(4)

Thiago Tirante
Roberto Bautista Agut
6-2 6-4

Tomás Machac
Francisco Comesana
3-6 7-6(3) 6-3

Vít Kopřiva
Zhizhen Zhang (PR)
6-2 6-0

Dušan Lajović
Lorenzo Sonego
6-3 7-6(1)

Marin Čilić
Zizou Bergs
4-6 6-3 6-4

Rafael Jodar (WC)
Jesper de Jong
2-6 7-5 6-4

Dino Prizmic (Q)
Matteo Berrettini
6-3 6-4

Sebastian Ofner
Nikoloz Basilashvili
7-6(5) 7-6(0)

Ignacio Buse
Adrian Mannarino
6-4 6-2

Emilio Nava
Jenson Brooksby
6-3 7-5

Jan-Lennard Struff
Alexandre Muller
7-6(3) 6-0

Alejandro Tabilo
Valentin Royer
6-2 6-4

Damir Džumhur
Mattia Bellucci
6-2 6-4

Hubert Hurkacz
Jaime Faria (Q)
6-3 6-3

Match Recap

Dino Prizmic (Q) def. Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-4

The most important story of the day. The 20-year-old Croatian qualifier  delivered a high-quality, assured efficiency on Manolo Santana Stadium to beat the previous World No. 6 and 2021 Madrid finalist.

Prizmic served brilliantly and earned simply his second ATP Masters 1000 main-draw victory. He now faces in-form fourth seed Ben Shelton within the second spherical, a tricky take a look at after three matches in three days.

Marin Čilić def. Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4

The veteran former World No. 3 and 2014 US Open champion rallied from a set down in a aggressive match.

This was Čilić’s first Madrid win since 2022, and he units up an intriguing next-round conflict towards rising twenty seventh seed and NextGen star João Fonseca.

Thiago Tirante def. Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-4

A clear and convincing win by the Argentine over the Spanish veteran and residential favorite. Tirante seemed sharp and dominant all through, and even a chief RBA was by no means actually an element on clay.

Tomás Machac def. Francisco Comesana 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3

Machac fought again nicely after dropping the primary set. A stable three-set grind for the higher-ranked Czech, as Comesana had an honest serving day.

Rafael Jodar (WC) def. Jesper de Jong 2-6 7-5 6-4

A robust dwelling debut for the 19-year-old Spanish wildcard. Jodar dropped the primary set badly however confirmed wonderful combating spirit and psychological toughness to rally and declare his first-ever win on the Mutua Madrid Open in entrance of a passionate crowd. He faces fifth seed Alex de Minaur subsequent.

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Madrid Open 2026 Day Two Spherical of 128 Matches