Madrid Open 2026 Day Three Summary

Day three of the Mutua Madrid Open offered more action and a couple of real surprises in the round of 16.

The biggest stories were a couple of big upsets and strong home crowd moments, while the tennis world also received disappointing news about Carlos Alcaraz.

19-year-old Spanish wildcard Rafael Jodar produced the outstanding home performance, dismantling fifth seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-1 for his first top 10 win.

Meanwhile, qualifier Dino Prizmic continued his impressive run by beating fourth seed Ben Shelton in a three-hour thriller.

On the downside, the World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz that he will miss both Rome and Roland Garros due to a wrist injury. Here are the notable results from Day 3:

Day Two 2026 Madrid Open Round of 64 Results

Summary of the match

(Q) Dino Prizmic def. (4) Ben Shelton 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(5)

The biggest shock of the day and without a doubt the biggest win of Prizmic’s career to date. The 20-year-old Croatian qualifier battled for over three hours in a high-quality thriller to take down the in-form world No.6.

Prizmic remained steady under pressure (not facing a single break point) and won a tight final-set tiebreak. He now faces Tomás Martín Etcheverry in the third round and has already beaten Berrettini and Shelton this week.

Vít Kopřiva def. (9) Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4

A solid straight upset by the Czech. Kopřiva looked sharp and effective against the 2024 Madrid champion. I said in my draft that Rublev could either dominate or disappear quickly, and it was the latter.

(1) Jannik Sinner def. Benjamin Bonzi (Q) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4

The world number 1 had to work harder than expected. He dropped the first set in a tight tiebreak but bounced back strongly after a slow start (and some physical concerns). Sinner extended his Masters 1000 winning streak and faces the next qualifier Elmer Møller.

(6) Lorenzo Musetti def. Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 7-6(4)

A good win for the Italian on clay as he continues his return to form. Musetti showed variety and control to beat the big-serving Pole.

(21) Arthur Fils def. Ignacio Buse 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-5

The recent Barcelona champion battled through a tough three-setter to keep his winning streak alive.

Emilio Nava def. (14) Valentin Vacherot 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-3

Impressive comeback win for the American, who fought back from a set down against the seeded player.

Rafael Jodar (WC) def. (5) Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-1

Biggest home story of the day as the 19-year-old Spanish wildcard produced a dominant, confident performance to crush the fifth seed in straight sets for his first ever top 10 win. Jodar hardly put a foot wrong on the big stage and now advances against João Fonseca (who got a walkover over Čilić). Huge speed for the young Spaniard.

(19) Cameron Norrie def. Tomás Machac 6-2 6-7(8) 7-6(5)

A fierce battle with three sets. Norrie dominated the first set, lost a tight tiebreak in the second set and then took a dramatic tiebreak in the final to advance and once again prove he is tough to beat on all surfaces.

Highlights

Soon.

Madrid Open 2026 Day four round of 64 matches