Madrid Open 2025 Day 4 Recap

Day 4 on the 2025 Madrid Open noticed the spherical of 64 accomplished with the underside half of the attract motion.

With Alcaraz withdrawing after the draw was made, this part was large open, however Novak Djokovic couldn’t take benefit, falling to Matteo Arnaldi in straight units. 

Different seeds to fall included Tomas Machac, Jiri Lehecka, Ugo Humbert and Sebastian Baez paving the best way for qualifiers and underdogs like Jacob Fearnley and Damir Dzumhur to steal the highlight.

Whereas Draper, de Minaur, Paul, Tstisipas, Musetti and Dimitrov all progressed.

Full outcomes and recap beneath.

Day Three 2025 Madrid Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (5)
Tallon Griekspoor
6-3 6-4

Matteo Berrettini (30)
Marcos Giron
6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-1

Karen Khachanov (24)
Reilly Opelka (PR)
7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Tommy Paul (11)
Joao Fonseca
7-6(7) 7-6(3)

Frances Tiafoe (16)
Luciano Darderi
7-5 3-1 RET

Alexander Muller
Ugo Humbert (21)
6-2 6-7(3) 7-6(5)

Damir Dzhumur
Sebastian Baez (32)
1-6 6-1 6-2

Matteo Arnaldi
Novak Djokovic (4)
6-3 6-4

Alex de Minaur (6)
Lorenzo Sonego
6-2 6-3

Denis Shapovalov (29)
Kei Nishikori
6-1 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas (17)
Jan Lennard Struff
3-6 6-4 6-3

Lorenzo Musetti (10)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
7-6(3) 6-2

Grigor Dimitrov (15)
Nicolas Jarry
6-3 6-4

Jacob Fearnley
Tomas Machac (19)
1-6 6-3 6-2

Cameron Norriw
Jiri Lehecka (26)
2-6 6-4 6-0

Gabriel Diallo (LL)
Kamil Majchrzak (LL)
7-5 4-6 6-4

Arnaldi Downs Djokovic

Matteo Arnaldi additional turned the underside half of the Madrid Open draw the other way up on Saturday, toppling fourth seed Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.

With Alcaraz having withdrawn, this part was already large open, however the No. 44-ranked Italian, who has usually acknowledged Djoker is his idol, blended blistering forehands with artful drop photographs to rattle the three-time Madrid champ.

As we’ve seen of late, Djokovic was off his sport, spraying 32 unforced errors, and his on-court manner isn’t wanting like somebody having fun with tennis for the time being.

I noticed a few his clips from apply, and he appeared pissed off together with his sport. Can he flip it on solely on the Grand Slams? I’m undecided you are able to do it with out not less than some matches below your belt, so perhaps he shifts his focus to Wimbledon and makes use of the French to construct some leg energy.

He’s my idol, he’s at all times been. I used to be simply glad that I might play him. I by no means performed him, simply practised with him. To play him at a stage like this was already a victory for me. He’s not at his greatest proper now, so I got here on courtroom to attempt to play my greatest tennis and win, and it occurred, so proper now I don’t even know what to say. I used to be simply making an attempt to rally a bit at first, making an attempt to make him [make] some errors. Then as soon as it begins, you begin to really feel higher, the strain goes slightly bit away. He gave me slightly bit in a number of video games. For positive it helped me that I broke him right away so I used to be like, ‘Alright, that’s begin’ after which after that, it was an escalation. I began to play higher and I feel it grew to become a fairly good match. Arnaldi on his win.

I hoped I can play another match than I performed in Monte-Carlo. [It’s] sort of a brand new actuality for me, I’ve to say. Attempting to win a match or two, probably not desirous about getting far within the event… It’s a totally completely different feeling from what I had in 20-plus years {of professional} tennis. It’s a problem for me mentally to actually face these sorts of sensations on the courtroom, going out early now recurrently in tournaments. Clearly after you lose a match you don’t really feel good, however I’ve had a number of of those this 12 months the place I lose within the first spherical, sadly. I knew that it was going to be a very robust opening match for me on this event. Arnaldi is a very good participant, a top quality participant. I didn’t have too many matches on clay. I did practise nicely, nevertheless it’s fully completely different whenever you step out on the match courtroom. I feel the constructive factor is that I actually loved myself greater than I [did] in Monte-Carlo, in order that’s factor. However clearly the extent of tennis just isn’t the place I would love it to be. However, that’s the circle of life and the profession, finally it was going to occur. Djokovic on his loss.

Fearnley Mutes Machac

Jacob Fearnley pulled off the most important win of his profession on Saturday, beautiful nineteenth seed Tomas Machac 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to succeed in the third spherical of the Mutua Madrid Open 2025.

The British No. 2, ranked No. 68, battled again from a set down and overcame a rolled ankle, needing painkillers to energy via.

Fearnley is a former US faculty tennis participant and turned professional final 12 months. Earlier than April, he’d by no means received a tour-level match on clay, however after coming via qualifying, he’s now into the third spherical, bagging wins over Bu and Machac.

I feel I used to be taking part in — taking nothing away from Thomas — I used to be taking part in a few of the worst tennis I’ve performed shortly. After which I really rolled my ankle and was in a good quantity of ache and simply sort of loosened up slightly bit, actually. And I feel that truly helped, consider it or not — a twisted ankle really helped my efficiency as we speak. After which the doc gave me some painkillers, and yeah, I felt I used to be serving in that final set a few of the greatest I’ve served in a very long time. Yeah, tremendous pleased to get the win and yeah, wanting ahead to the following one. Fearnley on his win.

Different Matches of Word

Damir Dzumhur def. Sebastian Baez (32) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2: Dzumhur roared again from a first-set rout to upset the thirty second seed, organising a conflict with Arnaldi. Baez often is a tricky nut to crack on clay, however Madrid’s circumstances most likely don’t swimsuit him.

Alex de Minaur (6) def. Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-3: De Minaur was ruthless but once more, sweeping Sonego apart in a medical show, recovering from an early break within the first set to dominate.

Denis Shapovalov (29) def. Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4: Shapovalov’s energy overwhelmed the previous finalist.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (17) def. Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6, 6-4, 6-3: Tsitsipas battled again from a set down, leaning on his baseline sport to outlast Struff in a gritty win, and even forgetting he’d received the match as a substitute going to sit down down for a change of ends 😆

Cameron Norrie def. Jiri Lehecka (26) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0: Norrie turned the tables after a gradual begin, blanking Lehecka within the decider for an announcement victory.

Lorenzo Musetti (10) def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(3), 6-2: Musetti received 71% of first-serve factors in a 1-hour 47-minute win.

Grigor Dimitrov (15) def. Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4: Dimitrov’s 22 winners secured a straight-sets victory, spectacular as I noticed his apply earlier this week, and he struggled to search out the courtroom.

Frances Tiafoe (16) def. Luciano Darderi 7-5, 3-1 RET: Tiafoe superior after Darderi retired, main after 88 minutes. One more retirement in Madrid; I hope Hospital 12 de Octubre, throughout the highway, has sufficient beds.

Matteo Berrettini (30) def. Marcos Giron 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1: Berrettini hit 42 winners in a three-set battle, coming inside two factors of shedding the second-round conflict at 6/6 within the second-set tie-break earlier than turning it round.

Alexander Muller def. Ugo Humbert (21) 6-2, 6-7(3), 7-6(5): Muller edged a 2-hour, 30-minute epic with 23 winners.

Within the last match of the day, Tommy Paul (11) def. João Fonseca 7-6(7), 7-6(6), edging out the Brazilian in a good match the place Paul showcased his resilience, saving six break factors within the first set alone and clawing again from a 1-4 deficit within the tie break.

Highlights

Coming quickly.

Madrid Open Day 5: Spherical of 32 Matches