The second week of the Madrid Open is here, as the women’s fourth round begins and the last few third-round matches come to a close on the men’s side of the draw. Our live coverage will keep you up to date with all the results and news from the 1000 event in the Spanish capital.
16:52 CET – Daniil Medvedev had very few issues against Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, seeing off the Norwegian qualifier 6-3, 6-2 to seal his spot in the last 16.
It has been a good year for Medvedev so far, racking up 21 victories in 2026. He has also won 12 of his last 15 matches.
He faces a potential clash with Flavio Cobolli next – if the Italian can get past Adolfo Daniel Vallejo.
16:28 CET – Francisco Cerundolo is the next man through to the fourth round in Madrid, showcasing his clay-court prowess with a ruthless 6-2, 6-3 win over Luciano Darderi.
The Argentine completely overpowered the Italian, hitting eight aces and a whopping 31 winners in an hour and a quarter.
15:33 CET – World number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has survived a real test from four-time major winner Naomi Osaka, fighting from a set down to win 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-2.
Typically, Osaka struggles on clay, but the 14th seed produced a really high level from the off, and even led a set and a break. However, Sabalenka showed all the fighting qualities she possesses to take control, raising her game in the final set.
Sabalenka is looking to become the first woman to win Madrid four times, and Hailey Baptiste – who she defeated in Miami at the same stage – will be her quarter-final opponent.
15:20 CET – After battling to victory in the first round in a three-set slog, Stefanos Tsitsipas has upped his game in his last two matches to book his place in the fourth round in Madrid. Tsitsipas was in no mood to mess around this afternoon as he dispatched home player Daniel Aguilar 6-4, 6-2 in just over an hour.
It is just a start, but Tsitsipas will be encouraged by his upturn in form in Madrid as he looks to get his career back on track in 2026.
14:38 CET – Is Karolina Pliskova returning to the form that saw her reach world number one back in 2017? The 34-year-old from the Czech Republic has seen off Argentina’s Solana Sierra in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, to book a spot in the last eight, only her second trip to a WTA quarter-final since 2024.
She will face second seed, Elena Rybakina, or Anastasia Potapova in that match.
13:52 CET – After two hours and 44 minutes of rollercoaster tennis, Hailey Baptiste eventually got over the line against Belinda Bencic, taking her seventh match point to win 6-1, 6-7(14), 6-3.
Baptiste was the better player for most of the first two sets, but after failing to serve it out and squandering a match point at 6-5 up, the pair engaged in a remarkable 30-point tiebreak, with Baptiste missing five more match-point opportunities.
In the end, the American came out on top in the third set, and she is now into her second-straight WTA 1000 quarter-final after her run in Miami. It has been a good 2026 for her.
12:37 CET – Defending champion Casper Ruud has eased into the fourth round in the Spanish capital with a thumping 6-3, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who was well out of sorts on home turf. The Spaniard made 26 unforced errors, losing in an hour and 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, Leylah Fernandez booked her spot in the quarter-finals, beating Ann Li 6-3, 6-2. The Canadian was in superb serving form, hitting six aces with a first-serve percentage of 74%.
She awaits the winner of Mirra Andreeva vs Anna Bondar.
10:50 CET – Play is set to get underway in 10 minutes, with Casper Ruud, Belinda Bencic and Leylah Fernandez first up.
You can follow the men’s action here, and the women’s here!
09:00 CET – Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the Madrid Open! The fourth round gets underway today on the women’s side of the draw, while the last men’s third-round matches will be completed.
Up first on the Manolo Santana Stadium at 11:00 CET, defending champion Casper Ruud has a tricky test against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
That is followed by a heavyweight match-up that sees world number one, four-time Grand Slam champion and three-time Madrid winner, Aryna Sabalenka, clash with another four-time major victor, Naomi Osaka.
Coco Gauff, who was ill on court in her victory against Sorana Cirstea yesterday, then meets Linda Noskova.
Second seed Alexander Zverev begins the evening session against Terence Atmane, before world number two and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina closes out the day against Anastasia Potapova.
There is plenty of action on the other courts, too, with the likes of Belinda Bencic, Mirra Andreeva, Marta Kostyuk, Daniil Medvedev and Felix Auger-Aliassime looking to book their spots in the next round.
