MadridThree-time champ Djokovic begins campaign Saturday; Fonseca faces Paul
April 25, 2025
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The 2025 Mutua Madrid Open will be held from 23 April-4 May. By ATP Staff
The Mutua Madrid Open continues on Saturday, when three-time champion Novak Djokovic begins his campaign at the clay-court ATP Masters 1000.
Djokovic faces Matteo Arnaldi in their maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash, which is the third match scheduled at Manolo Santana Stadium. #NextGenATP Brazilian Joao Fonseca then headlines the evening session when he takes on 11th seed Tommy Paul. Top 10 stars in the PIF ATP Rankings, Jack Draper and Alex de Minaur also begin their campaigns on Saturday.
View Saturday’s full order of play below.
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ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, 26 APRIL 2025 Manolo Santana Stadium – start 11:00 AMWTA – [7] Mirra Andreeva vs [27] Magdalena Frech (POL)
ATP – [6] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
Not Before 3:30 PM
ATP – Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs [4] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Not Before 8:00 PM
WTA – [31] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs [2] Iga Swiatek (POL)
ATP – Joao Fonseca (BRA) vs [11] Tommy Paul (USA)
Arantxa Sanchez Stadium – start 11:00 AM
ATP – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) vs [10] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
Not Before 1:00 PM
WTA – [5] Madison Keys (USA) vs [30] Anna Kalinskaya
WTA – Ann Li (USA) vs [4] Coco Gauff (USA)
Not Before 7:00 PM
ATP – [5] Jack Draper (GBR) vs Tallon Griekspoor (NED)
Not Before 9:30 PM
WTA – [19] Donna Vekic (CRO) vs [11] Emma Navarro (USA)
Stadium 3 – start 11:00 AM
WTA – [13] Diana Shnaider vs Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
WTA – [18] Liudmila Samsonova vs Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR)
ATP – [17] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
ATP – [15] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI)
ATP – [16] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA)
Court 4 – start 11:00 AM
ATP – Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs [29] Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
ATP – [26] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR)
Not Before 1:30 PM
WTA – [16] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) vs Belinda Bencic (SUI)
ATP – Marcos Giron (USA) vs [30] Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
ATP – [24] Karen Khachanov vs Reilly Opelka (USA)
Court 5 – start 11:00 AM
ATP – [32] Sebastian Baez (ARG) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
ATP – [LL] Gabriel Diallo (CAN) vs [LL] Kamil Majchrzak (POL)
ATP – [Q] Jacob Fearnley (GBR) vs [19] Tomas Machac (CZE)
ATP – Alexandre Muller (FRA) vs [21] Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Court 6 – start 11:00 AM
WTA – Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Eri Hozumi (JPN) vs Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA)
WTA – Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Cristina Bucsa (ESP) vs [6] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva
WTA – Storm Hunter (AUS) / Ellen Perez (AUS) vs Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
WTA – Madison Keys (USA) / Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Magda Linette (POL) / Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
Court 7 – start 12:00 PM
WTA – Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) vs [2] Sara Errani (ITA) / Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
WTA – [8] Sofia Kenin (USA) / Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Katarzyna Piter (POL)
WTA – [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) vs Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Anna Kalinskaya
