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Dino Prizmic stunned Ben Shelton at the Madrid Open in a three-hour match. The Croatian qualifier beat the World No. 6 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6(5) for the biggest win of his career. The result sends Shelton out early and gives Prizmic a major breakthrough on the ATP Tour. Prizmic combined power and athleticism throughout the match.
Gael Monfils' final appearance at the Mutua Madrid Open ended with a straight-sets defeat to Camilo Ugo Carabelli. He lost 3-6, 4-6 in the opening round. The result closed out his Madrid run in a tournament where his wife Elina Svitolina also lost that day.
Ugo Carabelli beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-4 in Madrid, but the result was only part of the story. Monfils played his last Madrid Open and left the court with a smile after shaking hands at the net. The match closed a long chapter for him at the event. He first played there in 2003.
Qualifier Adolfo Daniel Vallejo beat Grigor Dimitrov on his Masters 1000 debut in Madrid. The Round of 128 result sent Vallejo through at the Mutua Madrid Open. It was a notable breakthrough for the Paraguayan player against a former World No. 3. The win came on his first appearance at this level.
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo and Stefanos Tsitsipas were among the winners on Day 2 of the Mutua Madrid Open. Vallejo's victory over Grigor Dimitrov was described as a dream debut, and it also brought him into the second round. The ATP's Day 2 video highlights also featured Pablo Carreno Busta. Vallejo became the second Paraguayan to record a Masters 1000 win.
Daniil Medvedev is trying to move on after a heavy defeat in Monte Carlo. The loss was described as a shocking result at the Monte Carlo Masters. He is now focused on bouncing back from that setback.
Rafael Jodar and Marin Cilic were among the opening-day winners at the Madrid Open. Jodar’s first-round debut ended in a win, and Cilic also advanced. The result set up a clash for Cilic with Fonseca. Jodar also celebrated with a Jude Bellingham-style gesture after his victory.
Rafael Jodar, Marin Cilic, and Hubert Hurkacz were among the winners on Wednesday at the Madrid Open. The results came at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid. Full Wednesday results were compiled for the tournament.
Rafael Jodar won his Madrid Open debut after a hard-fought comeback. The 19-year-old wild card is a home favorite who grew up training about 12 kilometers from the Caja Magica. His win matched a feat associated with Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. It also delivered an opening treat for the Madrid crowd.
Benjamin Bonzi beat fellow Frenchman Titouan Droguet 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4 in Madrid. The ATP result sends Bonzi into a showdown with Jannik Sinner. That gives Bonzi a major test after a tight three-set battle. The match was played on Wednesday evening.
Dino Prizmic beat Matteo Berrettini in Madrid to reach a second-round meeting with Ben Shelton. The 20-year-old has now won three matches in three days at the Mutua Madrid Open. Shelton arrives as the fourth seed, making this a notable test for Prizmic. The result extends Prizmic’s run through the early rounds in Madrid.
Roger Federer won his maiden Madrid crown 20 years ago, and the ATP Tour is revisiting that run. Federer was dominant in the 2006 season and arrived in Madrid after already winning nine tour-level titles. The title added another Masters 1000 success to his year. Madrid was played indoors on hard courts at the time.
Leandro Riedi won the Busan Challenger title, marking a strong step in his comeback from injury. The Swiss had ended his 2025 season after the US Open and later had groin surgery, his third operation in 13 months. His title run suggests his return to competition is gaining momentum.
Roman Safiullin won the Oeiras Open 125 to return to the ATP Challenger Tour winner's circle. The Russian qualifier beat top seed Valentin Royer 6-1, 6-2 in the final after a dominant run. The title came in just 64 minutes and gave him his biggest recent breakthrough on clay.
Arthur Fils turned a difficult diagnosis into a title run in Barcelona. The 21-year-old Frenchman used what he learned from a Miami semifinal loss and converted it into a breakthrough week on clay. The result gave him a Barcelona Open title and a clear confidence boost.
Guillermo Coria reached the Monte-Carlo quarter-finals on April 20, 2006 despite serving 23 double faults. The match is remembered as a remarkable win at the Monte-Carlo Masters. It stands out because such a high double-fault total would normally make a victory difficult.
Arthur Fils won the Barcelona Open title by beating Andrey Rublev in the final. The clay-court ATP 500 crown was his fourth ATP Tour title and his first since returning from long-term injury. He closed out the match 6-2, 7-6(2) after holding off a late Rublev surge.
Ben Shelton defeated Flavio Cobolli to win the BMW Open in Munich. The victory gave Shelton his maiden title in Munich. The result also settles the prize-money and ranking-points question raised by the event.
Arthur Fils won in Barcelona, while Elena Rybakina and Ben Shelton also claimed clay-court titles over the same weekend. Shelton beat Flavio Cobolli to take the Munich crown, and Rybakina defeated Karolina Muchova for the Stuttgart title. The weekend results underline a strong run for top seeds on clay, with Marta Kostyuk also winning in Rouen.
Ben Shelton won the Munich Open by beating Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-5 in the final. The ATP 500 title is another step in Shelton’s clay-court progress and gave him his fifth Tour title. He became the first American in series history since 2009 to win three ATP 500 titles.
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won their first title of the season in Barcelona. The ATP Tour doubles final at the Barcelona Open Sabadell gave the pair a long-awaited breakthrough in 2026. They beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert and another opponent in the title match. The result ended their wait for a trophy this year.
Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner saved championship point to win the Munich title on home soil. The German qualifiers captured their first ATP Tour title as a team at the BMW Open by Bitpanda. The victory gave them a breakthrough result in front of a home crowd. They overcame Theo Arribage and a partner in the final.
Arthur Fils reached the Barcelona Open final after denying Rafael Jodar. The ninth seed will face Andrey Rublev for the title. Fils also came back from a set down in the semifinal run. The result sets up an all-big-stage final between two players in form.
Arthur Fils reached his first Barcelona final by beating Rafael Jodar 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. The win also brought up his 100th tour-level victory. Fils is the No. 9 seed at the Barcelona Open. It marks a major milestone alongside his breakthrough run to the final.
Ben Shelton beat Alex Molcan 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Munich final. He is set for back-to-back finals in Munich. Shelton will play Italian No. 4 seed Flavio Cobolli for the title. The straight-sets win kept his title run moving cleanly.
Flavio Cobolli upset Alexander Zverev in Munich to reach the ATP 500 final. The Italian beat the defending champion 6-3, 6-3 in a strong all-around performance. He moved on to face the winner of Alex Molcan and Ben Shelton.
Rafael Jodar beat Cameron Norrie in straight sets to reach the Barcelona Open semifinals. The 19-year-old followed up his second consecutive win over Norrie with a 6-3, 6-2 result at the ATP 500 event. That victory extended Jodar's winning streak to eight matches. He joined the Barcelona semifinal stage after eliminating the Briton in Friday's quarter-final.
Arthur Fils beat Lorenzo Musetti to move into the Barcelona Open semifinals. He won 6-3, 6-4 against the second seed at the ATP 500 event. The result continued a strong 2026 for Fils after eight months out with injury. He reached the last four in Barcelona on Friday.
Andrey Rublev battled back to beat Hamad Medjedovic 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and move into the Barcelona final. He will face either Rafael Jodar or Arthur Fils, with Fils the No. 9 seed. Fils had already beaten Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-4 to reach his first Barcelona semifinal. Cameron Norrie, the No. 7 seed, was set to meet Jodar for the other final place.
Alexander Zverev beat Francisco Cerundolo in a see-saw clay-court match to reach the Munich semifinals. The top seed and defending champion had to recover after a chaotic start to end his clay losing streak. The win keeps him in contention to defend his title at the BMW Open by Bitpanda. The result ended a match that swung back and forth early.