Madrid Open 2026 Day Seven Recap

Day Seven on the Mutua Madrid Open delivered loads of drama and a few massive surprises because the quarter-finals took form.

The standout tales have been Rafael Jodar persevering with his fairytale dwelling run by reaching his first Masters 1000 quarter-final, and Alexander Blockx pulling off one other spectacular upset to hitch him within the final eight.

Casper Ruud confirmed critical combating spirit by saving two match factors in opposition to Stefanos Tsitsipas, whereas each Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev needed to work arduous to advance.

Listed here are the notable outcomes from Day 7:

Day Seven 2026 Madrid Open Spherical of 16 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

(1) Jannik Sinner
(19) Cameron Norrie
6-2 7-5

(WC) Rafael Jodar
Vít Kopřiva
7-5 6-0

(21) Arthur Fils
(25) Tomás Martín Etcheverry
6-3 6-4

(11) Jiří Lehečka
(6) Lorenzo Musetti
6-3 6-3

(12) Casper Ruud
Stefanos Tsitsipas
6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-6(3)

Alexander Blockx
(16) Francisco Cerúndolo
7-6(8) 6-2

(10) Flavio Cobolli
(7) Daniil Medvedev
6-3 5-7 6-4

(2) Alexander Zverev
(23) Jakub Menšík
6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

Match Recap

Rafael Jodar (WC) def. Vít Kopřiva 7-5 6-0

The 19-year-old Spanish wildcard continued his breakout run in entrance of the house crowd by reaching his first Masters 1000 quarter-final.

Jodar needed to work arduous in a decent first set, however as soon as he broke for 7-5, he fully took over. He cruised by means of the second set with a bagel, dropping simply 5 video games in complete in a really spectacular 80-minute efficiency.

Jodar saved each break factors he confronted and overpowered Kopřiva with robust baseline hitting. That is now 12 wins from his final 13 matches. He’ll face Jannik Sinner within the quarter-finals tomorrow.

Casper Ruud def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-6(3)

A correct three-set thriller as Ruud saved two match factors when serving at 3-5 within the deciding set, then fought again to win the ultimate tiebreak 7-3.

The defending champion confirmed glorious psychological resilience after being getting ready to defeat and failing to transform a number of earlier break-point probabilities.

The match lasted practically three hours and featured a number of momentum shifts, however it was Ruud who improved his head-to-head in opposition to Tsitsipas to 4-2. The necessary factor for the Greek is that he continues this vein of type and retains successful back-to-back matches each in Rome and Paris.

Jannik Sinner def. Cameron Norrie 6-2 7-5

The World No. 1 delivered a really skilled efficiency within the morning, taking simply 87 minutes to advance.

Sinner dominated the primary set and seemed in complete management, although he had a short lapse within the second set when he let a 3-2 lead slip with a unfastened service sport. He rapidly refocused, broke again when Norrie served at 5-5, and closed out the match comfortably.

Alexander Blockx def. (16) Francisco Cerúndolo 7-6(8) 6-2

The 20-year-old Belgian qualifier continued his exceptional run with one other spectacular upset. Blockx edged a really tight first set in an extended tiebreak (successful 7-8 after saving a number of set factors), then fully took over within the second set, successful it 6-2 with assured, aggressive tennis. That is Blockx’s second High 20 win in Madrid (after beating Auger-Aliassime), and he reaches his first Masters 1000 quarter-final. An enormous breakthrough week for the younger Belgian.

(10) Flavio Cobolli def. (7) Daniil Medvedev 6-3 5-7 6-4

A giant upset on paper, and Cobolli is proving to be a little bit of a clay courtroom power this season. The Italian took the primary set comfortably, misplaced a decent second set, however regrouped nicely within the decider. He broke decisively within the ninth sport of the third set and served it out to win in simply over two hours.

(2) Alexander Zverev def. (23) Jakub Menšík 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

Zverev needed to work arduous to succeed in his first Madrid quarter-final since 2021. He took the primary set with a stable break early on, however Menšík fought again strongly to win the second-set tiebreak. The Czech even broke for a 2-1 lead within the third set with a spectacular forehand volley.

Nonetheless, Zverev stayed calm and took benefit of a Mensik lapse in focus, instantly broke again after which received 5 of the final six video games to shut out the match in 2 hours and 19 minutes. Zverev served very nicely with 81% first-serve factors received, and he’ll face Flavio Cobolli subsequent, seeking to avenge his Munich loss.