By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday April 21, 2025
The men’s draw at the Madrid Open is looking fair and balanced. Novak Djokovic is in the lower half, and he could potentially face Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev, fresh off the Munich title, has a tricky path that could see him face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round and either Arthur Fils or Francisco Cerundolo in the round of 16.
Madrid ATP Masters 1000 draw is out.
Looks quite balanced but Zverev has a terrible draw. pic.twitter.com/KpT57psArY
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) April 21, 2025
Zverev, Djokovic and Alcaraz have won five of the last six titles at Madrid, but not last year. Andrey Rublev won the crown in 2024, and the Russian who is now coached by Marat Safin and Fernando Vicente is a potential quarterfinal opponent for Zverev, if the seeds hold.
Last week’s Barcelona champion Holger Rune is also in the top half, along with Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev, who are all in the same quarter.
Djokovic, bidding for his 100th career title, has a manageable way forward in this draw.
The three-time champion, who last won the Madrid title in 2019, is slated to face Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi or a qualifier in the second round after a bye. If the seeds hold, Djokovic would face Sebastian Baez in the third round and either Frances Tiafoe or Ugo Humbert in the round of 16, followed by a potential clash with this year’s Indian Wells champion Jack Draper in the quarterfinals.
But don’t sleep on No.30-seeded Matteo Berrettini in that section. He’s slated to face Draper in the third round.
Alcaraz, the 2022 and 2023 champion, will face either Zizou Bergs or Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round. He would face Jiri Lehecka, the No.26 seed, in the third round, and either Tomas Machac or Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16. If seeds hold he is looking at a quarterfinal with either Lorenzo Musetti or Alex de MInaur, but Stefanos Tsitsipas could also be there in that section.
Read on for more about enticing first-round matchups in Madrid:
Alexsandar Vukic vs Kei Nishikori – winner faces Denis Shapovalov
David Goffin vs Alexandre Muller – winner faces Humbert
Joao Fonseca vs Qualifier – winner faces Tommy Paul
Fabian Marozsan vs Flavio Cobolli – winner faces Holger Rune Gael Monfils vs Qualifier – winner faces Andrey Rublev
Nuno Borges vs Pablo Carreno Busta – winner faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
