Madrid Open 2026 Day Five Recap

Day 5 on the Mutua Madrid Open delivered largely simple ends in the Spherical of 32, with the highest gamers taking good care of enterprise, although one high-profile match suffered from poor scheduling and didn’t end till near 1 a.m., which isn’t perfect for followers attempting to observe reside.

The most important story was native wildcard Rafael Jodar persevering with his spectacular run with a three-set victory over twenty seventh seed João Fonseca in that very late match.

Elsewhere, Jannik Sinner cruised previous qualifier Elmer Møller, whereas a number of different seeded gamers superior comfortably. Listed here are the notable outcomes from Day 5:

Day 5 2026 Madrid Open Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

(1) Jannik Sinner
Elmer Møller (Q)
6-2 6-3

 vs (19) Cameron Norrie
Thiago Tirante
7-5 7-6(3)

Vít Kopřiva
(22) Arthur Rinderknech
6-3 3-6 RET

(WC) Rafael Jodar
(27) João Fonseca
7-6(4) 4-6 6-1

(11) Jiří Lehečka
(33) Alex Michelsen
6-4 6-2

(21) Arthur Fils
Emilio Nava
7-6(2) 6-3

(25) Tomás Martín Etcheverry
(Q) Dino Prizmic
2-6 6-4 6-3

(6) Lorenzo Musetti
(29) Tallon Griekspoor
6-4 7-5

Match Recap

(1) Jannik Sinner def. Elmer Møller (Q) 6-2 6-3

The World No. 1 made fast work of the Danish qualifier in a simple 1-hour, 17-minute match. Sinner was medical and constant, extending his Masters 1000 profitable streak to 24 matches (the fourth-longest in collection historical past). He admitted there wasn’t a lot rhythm, however targeted on serving nicely in key moments.

Møller has an honest backhand, and I believed he performed fairly nicely within the second set however struggled to essentially maintain a excessive degree, so it went just about as anticipated.

(11) Jiří Lehečka def. (33) Alex Michelsen 6-4 6-2

A snug straight-sets win for the Czech. Lehečka seemed sharp and environment friendly, establishing an intriguing fourth-round conflict towards Lorenzo Musetti.

(21) Arthur Fils def. Emilio Nava 7-6(2) 6-3

The latest Barcelona champion dealt with enterprise effectively after a good first-set tiebreak. Fils continues his stable clay type and he is usually a menace on the French if he handles the stress.

(6) Lorenzo Musetti def. (29) Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 7-5

A great win for the Italian as he builds momentum on clay. Musetti broke serve twice in every set and can now face Jiří Lehečka within the fourth spherical (he leads their H2H 2-1 total and received their solely earlier clay assembly).

(25) Tomás Martín Etcheverry def. (Q) Dino Prizmic 2-6 6-4 6-3

The run ends for the spectacular younger Croatian qualifier. Prizmic took the primary set convincingly however couldn’t keep the extent towards the extra skilled Argentine, who fought again nicely.

Rafael Jodar (WC) def. João Fonseca (27) 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1

This was the marquee NextGen showdown of Day 5, however dangerous scheduling meant that it completed near 1 a.m.

The 19-year-old Spanish wildcard Jodar got here by way of in three units towards the highly-touted Brazilian twenty seventh seed Fonseca.

Jodar edged a good first-set tiebreak, dropped the second set, then utterly took over within the third, profitable it 6-1 with dominant play as Fonseca light.

I knew mainly zero about Jodar till the clay season, however his sport may be very well-rounded. He performs with only a few psychological ups and downs (in comparison with Fonseca, who light badly within the third set) and his serve, forehand and backhand all look very nicely seasoned for somebody his age.

Highlights

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