The memory is still fresh Manolo Santanafor so many years the banner of the event, the Mutua Madrid is open enters the competitive calendar of the circuit plagued by normalcy and encouraged by a return to the paths of Rafael Nadaldue to continuity in the circuit Novak Djokovic and waiting for the effect generated by Carlos Alcaraz.
The contest poster is unparalleled. Almost all of them are on the list of those registered for this Masters 1000, the second on earth and the fourth of the season. just russian Daniel Medvedev and the italian Matteo Berrettini, both injured, fell in the contest. The rest of the top twenty in the world are part of the individual main draw.
After two atypical years due to the pandemic, one suspended and the other conditioned by health requirements, the Madrid Masters 1000 has regained its essence despite the political and social turmoil currently undergoing the population. There are no vetos or conditions in Madrid. The contest begins with Russian and Belarusian representation, although there is no flag, and no extreme health requirements. Because of the covid.
The Magic Box recovers the wrist. It hosts the twentieth edition of a great event that in its beginning, for the first seven years, was played on a hard court. In 2009, he settled in the clay of this tennis center, established as one of the best on the calendar.
Incentives are piling up at this time. Rafa Nadal’s presence as the player with the most Grand Slam titles in his history is once again the main claim. Especially with the fact to see him again in action. The Balearic started the season like a shot. And with the success achieved at the Australian Open, he added the titles of Melbourne and Acapulco. Nadal had an impeccable season until the Indian Wells final, against the American Taylor Fritza crack in the rib deprived him of a new victory and separated him from the competition.
Nadal chose to reappear, after a six -week recovery, at the Masters 1000 in Madrid, which he won more times than anyone – five – along with three more finals.
This time, it would mean the Balearic beat a new record. Of the nineteen appearances in Madrid, he will be the player with the most appearances in the same Masters 1000. No other player has reached that much in the same tournament.
Zverev, defending the whole crisis
The number four in the world did not make it to the quarterfinals in his last participation, which was eliminated by the German alexander zverev defending the title in the midst of crisis. “I’ve hit rock bottom, I want to apologize to the fans,” the German assumed after losing to young Dane Holger Rune in the first round of the Munich tournament. The finalist in Montpellier, the Hamburg tennis player who has won twice at the Caja Mágica has not achieved any success so far in 2022.
This is a good opportunity for the German but also, especially, for Novak Djokovic who will play in his fourth tournament of the season in Madrid. The third in a row. Something important for the number one in the world, who needs hours on the track to regain his level on the circuit.
The refusal to be vaccinated against covid has affected the course of the Belgrade player. He didn’t play the Australian Open and he didn’t get the American leg. He played in Dubai in February but did not make it past the quarterfinals. From there directly to the ground. fell with the Spaniards Alexander Davidovich on his debut at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and reached the final in Belgrade last week but lost to Russian Andrew Rublev.
The Serbian completed the first third of the workout without prizes. Something unusual in its times. Only eight games were played. Five won. Three were defeated.
What is now seen as number one in the world is not uncommon, but he is always someone to remember. Madrid are well ahead of Djokovic, crowned three times, the latter in 2019.
The state of form and performance the Balkans faced with the appointment as a starting point for his settlement in the season and dispel doubts about his moment is unknown.
Alcaraz Phenomenon
However, a new incentive exploded in the contest: Carlos Alcazar. The great illusion of Spanish tennis is faced with its second presence at the Magic Box but nothing to do with its only presence, a year ago. So, Murcian came as a guest, as a great promise but out of the top one hundred in the world.
Today, the 18-year-old tennis player is among the top seed, number nine in the ATP rankings, the best of his career, and has four titles under his belt, three this season: Rio de Janeiro , Barcelona and, above all, the Miami Masters 1000. Three trophies joined Umag in 2021, where it all started.
In memory of the rivalry with Nadal in the last edition, the first between the two. The mentor and the student. Now they line up at the table, both as applicants, as rivals for victory. The rivalry between the two Spaniards is something the Madrid public longs for.
Nadal and Alcaraz are the mainstays of the ‘Armada’ representation that shines in this part of the course. There will also be Alejandro Davidovich, finalist in Montecarlo, and Pablo Carreno, runner-up in Barcelona. Y Robert Baptist and the other Spaniards who were with the public.
and the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The fifth player in the world is another payer to Caja Mágica even though the title has escaped him. The 2019 finalist, defeated by Djokovic, bid for Madrid with a bonus earned in conquering the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 for the second consecutive year.
Source: La Verdad
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