Madrid Open 2026 Day Three Recap

Day Three on the Mutua Madrid Open introduced extra motion and a few actual surprises within the Spherical of 64.

The most important tales have been a pair of huge upsets and powerful home-crowd moments, whereas the tennis world additionally obtained disappointing information about Carlos Alcaraz.

The 19-year-old Spanish wildcard Rafael Jodar produced the standout residence efficiency, dismantling fifth seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-1 for his first High 10 win.

In the meantime, qualifier Dino Prizmic continued his spectacular run by beating fourth seed Ben Shelton in a three-hour thriller.

On the detrimental facet, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz introduced he’ll miss each Rome and Roland Garros resulting from a wrist harm. Listed here are the notable outcomes from Day 3:

Day Two 2026 Madrid Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

(1) Jannik Sinner
Benjamin Bonzi (Q)
6-7(6) 6-1 6-4

(Q) Elmer Møller
(32) Gabriel Diallo
7-5 3-3 ret.

Cameron Norrie
Tomás Machac vs (19) 
6-2 6-7(8) 7-6(5)

Thiago Agustin Tirante
(15) Tommy Paul
7-5 6-4

Vít Kopřiva
(9) Andrey Rublev
6-3 6-4

(22) Arthur Rinderknech
Dušan Lajović (Q)
6-3 6-2

João Fonseca (27)
Marin Čilić
Walkover

Rafael Jodar (WC) 
(5)  Alex de Minaur
6-3 6-1

(Q) Dino Prizmic
(4) Ben Shelton
6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(5)

(21) Arthur Fils
Ignacio Buse
6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-5

Emilio Nava
(14) Valentin Vacherot
6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-3

(11) Jiří Lehečka
Alejandro Tabilo
3-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Alex Michelsen (33)
Jan-Lennard Struff
6-2 6-1

(29) Tallon Griekspoor
Damir Džumhur
6-3 6-4

(25) Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Sebastian Ofner
6-4 6-4

(6) Lorenzo Musetti
Hubert Hurkacz
6-4 7-6(4)

Match Recap

(Q) Dino Prizmic def. (4) Ben Shelton 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(5)

The most important shock of the day and arguably the most important win of Prizmic’s profession to date. The 20-year-old Croatian qualifier battled for over three hours in a high-quality thriller to take down the in-form World No. 6.

Prizmic stayed stable below strain (didn’t face a single break level) and received a decent final-set tiebreak. He now faces Tomás Martín Etcheverry within the third spherical and has already overwhelmed Berrettini and Shelton this week.

Vít Kopřiva def. (9) Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4

A stable straight-sets upset by the Czech. Kopřiva regarded sharp and environment friendly towards the 2024 Madrid champion. I mentioned in my draft that Rublev may both dominate or disappear shortly, and it was the latter.

(1) Jannik Sinner def. Benjamin Bonzi (Q) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4

The World No. 1 needed to work tougher than anticipated. He dropped the primary set in a decent tiebreak however bounced again strongly after a sluggish begin (and a few bodily issues). Sinner prolonged his Masters 1000 profitable streak and can subsequent face qualifier Elmer Møller.

(6) Lorenzo Musetti def. Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 7-6(4)

win for the Italian on clay as he continues his return to type. Musetti confirmed selection and management to beat the big-serving Pole.

(21) Arthur Fils def. Ignacio Buse 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-5

The current Barcelona champion battled by a tricky three-setter to maintain his profitable streak alive.

Emilio Nava def. (14) Valentin Vacherot 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-3

Spectacular comeback win for the American, who fought again from a set down towards the seeded participant.

Rafael Jodar (WC) def. (5) Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-1

The most important residence story of the day because the 19-year-old Spanish wildcard produced a dominant, assured efficiency to crush the fifth seed in straight units for his first-ever High 10 win. Jodar barely put a foot unsuitable on the large stage and now advances to face João Fonseca (who obtained a walkover over Čilić). Enormous momentum for the younger Spaniard.

(19) Cameron Norrie def. Tomás Machac 6-2 6-7(8) 7-6(5)

A gritty three-set battle. Norrie dominated the primary set, misplaced a decent second-set tiebreak, then edged a dramatic final-set tiebreak to advance and show but once more he’s tough to beat on all surfaces.

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