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Jodar raises the roof, Cilic units Fonseca conflict: Relive Madrid Day 1 video highlights
Relive the very best moments from Day 1 in Madrid
April 22, 2026
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Rafael Jodar in motion on his debut in Madrid.
By Sam Jacot
Rafael Jodar, Marin Cilic and Dino Prizmic have been winners on the opening day of this yr’s Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, whereas Roberto Bautista Agut waved goodbye to the Spanish crowd following his remaining look on the occasion.
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Spanish star Jodar lifted the roof on Wednesday in Madrid, the place he battled previous Jesper de Jong 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to earn victory on his event debut. The 19-year-old lifted his first ATP Tour trophy in Marrakech earlier this month after which reached the semi-finals on the ATP 500 in Barcelona.
The wild card was exterior the Prime 600 simply 12 months in the past however is now at a career-high No. 42.
Actual Madrid star and soccer idol Jude Bellingham cheered on Jodar in Madrid on Wednesday. Jodar and Bellingham had a quick chat on Wednesday after which posed for a photograph collectively.
Bautista Agut competed for the final time in Madrid and received a presentation from the tournament. Thiago Agustin Tirante overcame the Spaniard 6-2, 6-4, however Bautista Agut produced a remaining second of magic within the second set to the delight of the house crowd on Manolo Santana Stadium. The 38-year-old’s greatest outcome on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion got here in 2014 when he reached the semi-finals.
Cilic earned his first win in Madrid since 2022 when he battled previous Zizou Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set an thrilling second-round match towards #NextGenATP star Joao Fonseca. Cilic, a quarter-finalist within the Spanish capital in 2019, made his event debut in 2008, simply two years after Fonseca, 19, was born.
Dino Prizmic earned an enormous win, defeating former Prime 10 star Matteo Berrettini. The Croatian, who competed on the 2025 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals, produced many enjoyable moments on courtroom, together with this tweener within the closing levels of the second set.
Shortly after, the 20-year-old sealed simply his second ATP fundamental draw victory and set a second-round conflict with fourth-seeded American Ben Shelton. Qualifier Prizmic is competing at a career-high No. 87 within the PIF ATP Rankings this week.
Tomas Machac was an opening-day winner within the Spanish capital, overcoming Francisco Comesana 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 to take care of his good latest type. The Czech superior to the fourth spherical earlier this month in Monte-Carlo, the place he ended Jannik Sinner‘s 37-set streak at Masters 1000 occasions.
Hubert Hurkacz additionally superior, defeating Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria 6-3, 6-3. Hurkacz, who reached the quarter-finals in Madrid in 2022, has struggled to seek out his greatest type this yr. The Pole is 8-8 on the season, in response to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. Hurkacz did miss the ultimate 5 months of final yr as a consequence of harm.
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