Madrid - Jannik Sinner has shed his reticence and revealed himself to the public on his arrival at the Caja Magica and during his first training session with Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante. Although the name of his first opponent at the Masters 1000 in Madrid has not yet been decided, it is certain that it will be a qualifier. Sinner is aiming for his fifth consecutive title in this category after Paris, Indian Wells, Miami and Montecarlo. The opening match is scheduled for Friday, after the first round matches take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Possible opponents up to the quarter-finals
There could be an Italian duel with the young Federico Cinà as early as the third round. The latter received a wild card and will face a qualifier or lucky loser due to Jack Draper's withdrawal, which means that the US player Alex Michelsen has been given a seed. Canadian Gabriel Diallo, seeded number 32, is also in this section of the table, with Tommy Paul and Cameron Norrie awaiting further seeded challenges in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, the potential hurdles are Alex De Minaur, Andrei Rublev, Joao Fonseca and the young Spaniard Rafael Jodar.
Semi-final and more Italians in action
In the same half of the table are Lorenzo Musetti, Ben Shelton (after his triumph in Munich) and Arthur Fils (winner in Barcelona) as possible opponents for a semi-final. In the other half of the tournament tree, number two Sascha Zverev will try to take advantage of Carlos Alcaraz's withdrawal to go for a Masters 1000 title, which he has been missing since Paris 2024.
In addition to Sinner, there are other Italians in the main draw: Lorenzo Musetti (number 6) will start against a qualifier or Poland's Hubi Hurkacz. Flavio Cobolli (number 10) will play against the Argentinian Camilo Ugo Carabelli or Gael Monfils, while Luciano Darderi (number 18) will face the German Daniel Altmaier or the Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Lorenzo Sonego awaits a qualifier, Mattia Bellucci plays Bosnian Damir Dzumhur and Matteo Berrettini takes on Belgian Raphael Collignon.
