Madrid Open 2026 Day Two Recap

Day Two on the Mutua Madrid Open was one other fairly normal first-round affair for a two-week Masters 1000; largely predictable outcomes with a handful of upsets and a few shut calls.

The clearest low level was Grigor Dimitrov’s straight-sets defeat to 21-year-old Paraguayan qualifier Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (6-4 6-4).

It was the most important upset of the day and whereas a giant win for Vallejo, it continues a tough patch for the Bulgarian.

Stefanos Tsitsipas additionally needed to dig deep to outlive in opposition to fortunate loser Patrick Kypson, whereas a couple of qualifiers and residential gamers picked up strong wins.

Listed here are the notable outcomes from the Spherical of 128:

Day Two 2026 Madrid Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Patrick Kypson (LL)
3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

Daniel Mérida (Q)
Marco Trungelliti (LL)
6-4 1-6 7-6(6)

Pablo Carreño Busta (WC)
Márton Fucsovics
4-6 7-6(5) 6-2

Jaume Munar
Alexander Shevchenko
6-4 6-1

Yannick Hanfmann
Marcos Giron
6-4 6-7(3) 7-5

Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Daniel Altmaier
6-4 6-4

Alexander Blockx
Cristian Garin (LL)
4-6 7-5 7-5

Vilius Gaubas (Q)
Sebastián Báez
7-5 6-1

Fabian Marozsán
Ethan Quinn
7-6(5) 7-6(6)

Nicolai Budkov Kjær (Q)
Reilly Opelka
5-3 RET

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (Q)
Grigor Dimitrov
6-4 6-4

Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Gaël Monfils (WC)
6-3 6-4

Adam Walton
Martin Landaluce (WC)
6-2 6-3

Martin Damm (Q)
Alexei Popyrin
7-6(7) 6-4

Terence Atmane
Miomir Kecmanović
6-4 7-5

Mariano Navone
Nuno Borges
6-3 6-4

Match Recap

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (Q) def. Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4

The largest upset of the day. The 21-year-old Paraguayan qualifier surprised the previous World No. 3 on his Masters 1000 main-draw debut.

Vallejo turns into simply the second Paraguayan ever to win a match at this stage (after Ramon Delgado). He referred to as it “like a film” afterwards and jumped to No. 84 within the dwell rankings. Subsequent: Learner Tien.

Dimitrov is in a little bit of a disaster now as his rating slips to exterior the Prime 150, and he’s solely received 2 of his 10 matches this season.

Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Patrick Kypson (LL) 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4)

The Greek survived a large scare. Down a set and two factors from defeat within the second-set tiebreak, Tsitsipas rallied to win two tight tiebreaks and snap a three-match dropping streak.

He’ll face eighth seed Alexander Bublik subsequent, which I don’t see him profitable, as he’s nonetheless not taking part in nicely.

Camilo Ugo Carabelli def. Gaël Monfils (WC) 6-3 6-4

Straight-sets win for the Argentine over the veteran wildcard. Monfils appeared flat on clay, whereas Ugo Carabelli was medical. In all probability a waste of a wildcard as Monfils has by no means finished nicely in Madrid.

Vilius Gaubas (Q) def. Sebastián Báez 7-5 6-1

Spectacular upset by the younger Lithuanian qualifier. He dominated the second set after a good opener in opposition to the constant clay-courter Báez. I’m not certain why however European clay isn’t a contented looking floor for the Argentine.

Pablo Carreño Busta (WC) def. Márton Fucsovics 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2

The Spanish veteran earned his first Madrid win in 10 years after rallying from a set down in entrance of the house crowd.

Daniel Mérida def. Marco Trungelliti 6-4 1-6 7-6(6)

This was simply probably the most dramatic and spicy match of the day. Funnily sufficient, it was a rematch from qualifying simply two days earlier (the place Mérida had already overwhelmed Trungelliti).

The Argentine got here in as a fortunate loser and pushed the native Spanish qualifier all the way in which, serving for the match at 6-5 within the third. He held two match factors at 40-15, however Mérida saved each to drive a tiebreak.

The tiebreak was chaotic: Trungelliti saved 4 match factors earlier than lastly falling on the fifth. The gang was closely concerned all through, booing and getting on the Argentine’s again, which led to heated moments. Trungelliti even stopped play to complain to the supervisor concerning the environment.

Highlights

Madrid Open 2026 Day Three Spherical of 64 Matches