Scouting Report: Alcaraz and Zverev leads Madrid, Djokovic returns to the Magic Box | ATP Tour

2) Zverev arrives with inertia: The German lands full of confidence in Madrid after lifting Munich’s title, defeating Ben Shelton in the final of Sunday. Twice champion in Madrid, the first series head will debut against Roberto Bautista Aguet or Jaume Munar. Zverev was defeated in the round of 16 during his last two visits to the Magic Box.

3) Battle for No. 2: Zverev and Alcaraz have exchanged No. 2 of the PIF ATP Rankings twice during the last two weeks. Alcaraz took the square after Montecarlo and Zverev recovered it by raising the trophy in Munich. However, No. 2 will get into play in Madrid again and during the rest of the clay season, where both will fight to be the second standard head in Roland Garros.

4) Djokovic returns to Madrid: The old No. 1 World Cup remained a victory to achieve its title No. 100 in Miami. Will Serbian join Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) at the 100 trophies club conquering the capital of Spain? Djokovic returns to the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid for the first time since 2022, where he fell against Alcaraz in the final tie-ak in his first duel Lexus ATP Head2head. The Balkan shares the lower half of the painting with Alcaraz.

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5) Rublev returns to a paradise: Andrey Rublev will feel butterflies on his return to Mutua Madrid Open, where a year ago he lifted the second Masters 1000 crown of his career. Andrey holds a 11-3 balance in Madrid according to the Infosys ATP Victorias/losses index, reaching at least the round of 16 in their last four participations. The seventh standard head will compete in the same room as Zverev.

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6) Draper and Mesik are looking for more ATP Masters 1000 Gloria: Two new 1000 Masters champions were crowned this season. Jack Draper found the glory in Indian Wells and Jakub Mensik surprised Djokovic for the Miami Cup. That victory was also the first ATP Tour title in the emerging Czech race.

7) RUUD RENAISSING: Holger Rune landed in Barcelona with a streak of three consecutive losses, but recovered his best level by conquering the title of the Spanish ATP 500. Will that rhythm in Madrid maintain? The Danish, who stepped on a Masters 1000 final last month in Indian Wells, records a 2-2 balance in the tournament and will measure Flavio Cobolli or Fabian Marozsan in his debut.

8) Davidovich Fokina takes impulse: A lot of attention will be centered on Alcaraz, but it will not be the only Spanish form this season. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina occupies No. 10 at the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin thanks to a season full of regularity. The Malagueño reached ATP Tour finals in Acapulco and Delray Beach, and also reached a semifinal Masters 1000 in Montecarlo. It could measure the first Zverev series head in the third round.

9) Guests will try to repeat Miami’s success: Among the Wildcards are Coleman Wong and Federico Cina, two players who shone with their own light in Miami. Wong surpassed Daniel Altmaier and Ben Shelton to reach the third round, while Cina beat Francisco Comesaña achieving his first ATP Tour victory in Florida. Both will be measured in the first round in Madrid. The other guests are the old Top 10 Marin Cilic and Pablo Carreño Busta, in addition to Martín Landaluce.

10) Battle assured in the doubles: The two best couples in the PIF ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings are Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten and Marcelo Arévalo/Mate Pavic. Will any of them achieve Madrid for the first time? In third place are the British Julian Cash and Lloyd Glaspol, who reached the Monte Carlo final.