24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic continues his clay court docket season on the Mutua Madrid Open, an ATP Masters 1000 occasion, going down from April 23 to Could 4.
The Serbian star is not any.4 seed and can open his marketing campaign at La Caja Mágica within the second spherical in opposition to both Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) or a qualifier.
Novak’s potential rivals within the later phases of the match are:
third spherical: Sebastian Baez (ARG, 32)4th spherical: Frances Tiafoe (USA, 16), Ugo Humbert (FRA, 21), David Goffin (BEL)Quarter-finals: Jack Draper (GBR, 5), Tommy Paul (USA, 11), Karen Khachanov (RUS, 24), Matteo Berrettini (ITA, 30)Semi-finals: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 2), Alex De Minaur (AUS, 6), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 15), Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 17)
Alexander Zverev (GER, 1), Taylor Fritz (USA, 3), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 7), Holger Rune (DEN, 8), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 9) … are within the reverse half of the draw and Novak can’t meet them earlier than the ultimate.
This will likely be Novak’s first look on the match since 2022, when he misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz in a final-set tie-break within the semi-finals.
Djokovic owns a 30-9 report on the Mutua Madrid Open, the place he triumphed in 2011, 2016 and 2019.
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