ATP Madrid Masters: Defending champion Rublev receives Monfils retirement gift to advance

On April 25, local time, the 2025 ATP1000 Madrid Masters will start the second round of the men's singles. Rune, who ended Alcaraz's nine-match winning streak on clay at the ATP Barcelona last week, retired injured after losing the first set 2-6, and his opponent Corboli advanced to the next round. Monfils and Djere also retired before the tournament, with defending champion Rublev and ninth seed Dmitry Medvedev advancing directly to the round of 32.

Defending men's singles champion Rublev

Photo: Visual China

Elsewhere, former tournament champion and top seed Zverev got off to a flying start with a 6-2, 6-2 win over homegrown veteran Agut. Home hope Davidovic Fokina beat Borges 6-2, 6-3; No.3 seed Fritz beat O'Connell 6-1, 6-4; 12th seed Shelton defeated Navone 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3; Ruud, the 14th seed, eliminated Lindknecht 6-3, 6-4 to make the cut.

Other ATP results:

Komesana 7-6(4)/6-4 Fez[13]

[Q] J. Cerendro 7-6(5)/6-4 Aliassime

[18] F. Cerendro 6-3, 6-4 Mailo[Q]

[22] Mensik 7-6(4)/6-1 Quinn[Q]

[23] Korda 6-3/3-6/6-1 Zener [W]

Bublik 6-4/7-6(4) Poplin[25]

Bonzi 6-4, 7-5 Hurkacz[27]

[31] Brandon Nakajima 6-3/7-6 (3) Overner [P]

Today, Madrid will continue the men's singles second round and women's singles third round. Novak Djokovic will make his debut on Centre Court against Italy's Andreas Arnaldi; In addition, Andreeva and Swiatek will also sit on the center court; The main battle between Fonseca and Paul will be played out on Centre Court. Matches at all venues will kick off at 17:00 Beijing time.

(Text and editor: Dato)