The Madrid Masters 1000 takes place from April 24 to May 5, 2024. Carlos Alcaraz, double title holder, could make a historic hat-trick.
The Madrid tournament begins this Wednesday, April 24, with women’s and men’s draws of 96 qualifiers. Among the men, he will see Jannik Sinner for the first time in his career as number one seed in a major tournament, due to the absence of world number one Serbian Novak Djokovic. Number two seed Carlos Alcaraz is still uncertain but should be present in Madrid to attempt a historic hat-trick. If he wins in the Spanish capital, Alcaraz could be the first to win the tournament in three consecutive editions. A feat that even clay court king Rafael Nadal has never achieved. At 37 years old, the native of Manacor is trying to continue after his return during the Barcelona tournament last week. He will be opposed to the young American Darwin Blanch, born in 2007, and could find his Barcelona tormentor Alex de Minaur in the second round. A good way to observe your progress and recovery in a week.
Six French people are present for this Masters 1000 in Madrid. Arthur Fils will try to confirm his good week in Barcelona against Altmaier or Landaluce in the second round. Mannarino and Humbert are also exempt from the first round, unlike Gaël Monfils and Arthur Rinderknech and Luca Van Assche.
In the women’s draw, the draw is also quite open, with the possibility of Aryna Sabalenka winning the Masters 1000 for the third time in four years. We will also have to watch Elena Rybakina, winner in Stuttgart, world number four and who eliminated Iga Swiatek on clay last week. On faster ground at an altitude of 700 meters in Madrid than in other tournaments on the same surface, Swiatek could be in difficulty, even though she has never won the Spanish tournament in two appearances. Clara Burel will face a qualifier, while Caro Garcia will play Wang or Tomova in the second round.
