Madrid Masters starts: Deyo leads, Nadal is expected to attend!

After a week of 500 tournaments, this week, the Masters is back in action, with the Madrid Masters coming as scheduled. As the Laureus Awards ceremony took place in Madrid, the eyes of the world of sport were on the Spanish capital. Let's take a look at Nadal's first European clay season since his absence, and the latest draw for his hometown Masters.

Zverev, who won Munich in Munich, narrowly regained second place in the world, while the top seed German is home to defending champion Rublev, this year's strong Menchick and Fes, as well as Shelton, Fokina, Celendro and Poplin. All of these players have recently reached at least the quarter-finals of a tour, and they are really strong opponents.

Other highlights of the first round in the district include Perricad against Navone, Baena against Thompson, and Michelson against Bublik; Two local clay greats, Busta and Agutte, also play in the zone.

Two-time champion Arca who just snapped his winning streak in Barcelona will be the second seed, but today he should announce if he can make the cut. Also seeded in the zone are De Minaur, Mahachi, Lehecka and four single-lens reflex contenders, Tsitsipas, Musetti, Dimitrov and Shapovalov. Three of the four reached the quarter-finals of the Monka Masters, and once again in the same district. Other notable players include Sonego, Mejdovic, Kecmanovic and former tournament runner-up Struff.

The three-quarters are led by Djokovic, who will be joined by seeded players such as Draper, Paul, Tiafoe, Khachanov, Berrettini, Ember and Báez. It will not be easy for Djokovic to reach the semi-finals, and Fonseca and Gricospour, who have performed well this year, also have the strength to cause upsets.

The last district is led by Fritz. The seeded players in this zone are Nordic Shuanglu, Mei Zong, Aliassime, Koda, Hurkacz and Brandon Nakashima. Among them, Mei and Ruud have just come down from the top 10 positions in the world that have dominated for a long time, and how to stop the decline and get a good seed seat at the French Open is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. Wild card players are clustered in the area, including former Grand Slam champion and Grand Slam semifinalist Cilic.

Judging from the news released so far in this tournament, further tribute to Nadal has not yet been put on the agenda, but the current king of clay in Spain should still be very likely to attend the tournament.

Will the likes of Acre and Musetti bounce back after a week of 500 races, and what will happen to defending champion Ruble and last week's champions Zverev and Rune? Let's wait and see!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)