Madrid Open 2025 Day 1 Recap – Perfect Tennis

Main draw action at the 2025 Mutua Madrid Open got underway on Wednesday with the top half of the draw completing their round of 128 matches.

Outside of the on-court action, Carlos Alcaraz revealed that he will announce whether he will play in Madrid at his pre-tournament press conference on Thursday, after he sustained a leg injury in the Barcelona final on Sunday.

On court, there weren’t any real blockbusters, as 32 seeds receiving byes saps early-round intrigue. Still, Roberto Bautista Agut’s gritty win, Nuno Borges’ match point heroics, Alexander Bublik’s tiebreak escape, and Ethan Quinn’s win over Lajovic proved notable on day one at the Caja Mágica. Full recap below.

Day One 2025 Madrid Open Round of 128 Results

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Roberto Bautista Agut
Jaume Munar
6-4 2-6 6-3

Nuno Borges
Pablo Carreno Busta (WC)
6-7(7) 7-6(3) 6-3

Harold Mayot (Q)
Corentin Moutet
6-3 4-2 (RET)

Francisco Comesana
Pedro Martinez
6-4 6-4

Mariano Navone
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
6-4 6-4

Dusan Lajovic (Q)
Ethan Quinn (Q)
6-3 6-4

Alexander Bublik
Alex Michelsen
7-6(2) 7-6(4)

Gael Monfils
Borna Gojo (Q)
1-6 6-2 6-4

Christopher O’Connell
Camilo Ugo Carabelli 
6-3 6-4

Benjamin Bonzi
Marin Cilic (WC)
6-3 6-2

Federico Cina (WC)
Coleman Wong (WC)
7-6 (5) 6-1

Arthur Rinderknech
Roman Safiullin
7-6(4) 6-1

Laslo Djere
Fabio Fognini (Q)
6-2 6-3

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Q)
Alexander Kovacevic
3-6 7-5 6-2

Sebastian Ofner (PR)
Hugo Gaston (Q)
6-4 6-3

Flavio Cobolli
Fabian Marozsan
7-6(4) 7-5

Bautista Agut Outlasts Munar

Roberto Bautista Agut edged out Jaume Munar 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in a two-hour battle on Manolo Santana Stadium.

I had Munar as my pick to come through and face Zverev, given RBA has lost 10 of 13 matches so far in 2025. However, it was the seasoned veteran who started strongly, using his flat groundstrokes to dictate play in the first set.

RBA isn’t your typical Spanish clay courter, whereas Munar is no stranger to grinding it out on clay, and he roared back in the second set to level things up.

The decider was a test of endurance, and historically, Bautista Agut has been able to run all day. He regained his composure, tightening up his service games and capitalising on Munar’s slight dip in intensity.

That led to a double break, and although Munar won three straight games from 1-5, he dropped serve for the third time in game nine as RBA closed out the match with a flat forehand followed up by a smash winner from the baseline to finish it.

RBA becomes the third oldest Spaniard to win a main draw match in Madrid, with only Nadal and Ferrer older than him. 5 of 6 break points and 36 winners to Munar’s 29, but I think Zverev takes him apart.

Borges Busts Carrena Busta

Nuno Borges delivered the match of the day, saving a match point to defeat local favourite Pablo Carreno Busta 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 6-3 in a three-hour epic.

The first set was a close one, with no breaks and just one break point (for Borges) across 43 minutes. Carreno Busta edged it 7-6(7) in a tense tiebreak, capitalising on his heavy topspin to keep Borges at bay.

The second set looked bleak for Borges when he faced a match point at 4-5 after failing to convert two break points earlier in the set, but the World No. 41 dug deep, holding serve for 5-5 with some clutch play.

Borges carried that momentum into the tiebreak, dominating 7-6(3) to level the match, and in the decider, he seized control with an early break to take it 6-3.

Other Matches of Note

Gael Monfils battled back to defeat qualifier Borna Gojo in three sets, levelling the match at 6-2 in the second set before taking the decider. A good win for the Frenchman as Gojo plays well on clay and should have beaten Shelton last week in Munich. He now faces Andrey Rublev in round two.

Qualifier Harold Mayot secured his first Masters 1000 win when Corentin Moutet retired due to injury. Mayot was in control, leading by a set and a break, before the abrupt end.

Mariano Navone dispatched the big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in straight sets. Navone had an easy day on serve (not something he’s accustomed to), and GMP didn’t cause any significant damage. The Argentine faces Ben Shelton in round two.

Alexander Bublik defeated Alex Michelsen 7-6(2), 7-6(4) which was an impressive win given clay rarely brings out his best tennis, the adopted Kazakh trailed 3-5 in the first set and faced two set points in the second but pulled off the comeback, sealing the match with a second-serve ace on match point.

Highlights

Madrid Open Day Two: Round of 128 Matches