Madrid Open 2025 Day 7 Recap – Perfect Tennis

The Mutua Madrid Open come back to life on Tuesday after a city-wide power outage in Madrid, triggered by a “substation overload”, left the Caja Mágica without electricity for nearly 24 hours.

With power restored, Day 7 delivered a packed schedule of Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches at the Caja Mágica.

Key results included Lorenzo Musetti’s hard-fought win over Stefanos Tsitsipas that featured some electrifying shotmaking and Francisco Cerundolo’s upset of top seed Alexander Zverev, setting the stage for an interesting end to the tournament

Full recap and results below.

Day Seven 2025 Madrid Open Round of 32 & 16 Results

Round of 32

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jack Draper (5)
Matteo Berrettini (30)
7-6(2) RET

Tommy Paul (11)
Karen Khachanov (24)
3-6 6-3 6-2

Frances Tiafoe (16)
Alexandre Muller
6-3 6-3

Alex de Minaur (6)
Denis Shapovalov (29)
6-3 7-6(3)

Lorenzo Musetti (10)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (17)
7-5 7-6(3)

Grigor Dimitrov (15)
Jacob Fearnley (Q)
6-4 7-6(3)

Gabriel Diallo (LL)
Cameron Norrie
2-6 6-4 6-4

Round of 16

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Francisco Cerundolo (20)
Alexander Zverev (1)
7-5 6-3

Jakub Mensik (22)
Alexander Bublik
6-3 6-2

Casper Ruud (14)
Taylor Fritz (3)
7-5 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (9)
Brandon Nakashima (31)
3-6 6-1 6-4

Musetti Masters Tsitsipas

Lorenzo Musetti backed up his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo with a 7-5, 7-6(3) win on Manolo Santana Stadium.

Down 2-5 in the first set, Musetti saved a set point and broke Tsitsipas’s serve to win 7-5 to take the opener.

The second set went to a tiebreak, where Musetti’s 71% first-serve efficiency and quality shotmaking took him to a 6-0 unassailable lead before he sealed a 7-3 tiebreak win.

Tsitsipas fired 28 winners but was undermined by errors, including six double faults, allowing Musetti to secure his second straight win over the Greek.

The win marked Musetti’s first Madrid Round of 16 since 2022 and his fourth Top 20 win of 2025, and if he keeps playing in this vein of form, he has a shot at the title.

Cerundolo Conquers Zverev

Sascha Zverev was one of my tournament favourites after his title run in Munich but Francisco Cerundolo had other ideas, maintaining his perfect H2H record against the top seed with a 7-5, 6-3 win.

Zverev has a solid record in Madrid, but in a repeat of their clash last year, Cerundolo came out on top, facing just one break point and winning 81% behind his first serve.

Stats-wise, it was pretty close, but it looks as though Zverev still hasn’t got that confidence in his game, especially on the bigger points.

Cerundolo now faces Miami champion Jakub Mensik in the quarter-finals.

I’m super happy because I know he loves playing here. He told me last year when I beat him. He’s an incredible player. I have a great relationship with him, so super happy to get another win and to be in the quarter-finals again. This year I learned to play bad and win matches. I gained the capacity to win playing not my best tennis, I’m super happy with what I’m doing during this year. Cerundolo on his win.

Other Matches of Note

Jack Draper (5) def. Matteo Berrettini (30): Draper won 7-6(2) before Berrettini retired with an abdominal injury (an injury he’s often suffered over recent years)

Tommy Paul (11) def. Karen Khachanov (24): Paul rallied from a set down to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Frances Tiafoe (16) def. Alexandre Muller: Tiafoe cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory, advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time in Madrid

Alex de Minaur (6) def. Denis Shapovalov (29): De Minaur secured a 6-3, 7-6(3) win, with a strong tiebreak performance to negate Shapovalov’s shotmaking skills. The Aussie is tough to beat right now, making his fifth straight Masters 1000 round of sixteen and collecting his 24th win of the season.

Jakub Mensik (22) def. Alexander Bublik. Jakub Mensik continued his impressive ATP Masters 1000 run, securing his ninth consecutive win at this level with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Sascha Bublik. Mensik is not too dissimilar to Berdych, who used to play well in Madrid, and the conditions suit his game.

Daniil Medvedev (9) overcame Brandon Nakashima (31) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Round of 16, surviving a first set where his 19 unforced errors highlighted a dip in his once-elite defence, forcing a more aggressive approach that leads to high error counts. Can Meddy get that back to his best, or has his movement declined?

Anyway, he sharpened his backhand in the second set, cutting down the errors and breaking Nakashima three times for a 6-1 rout, before securing a crucial break in the third to advance on Arantxa Sanchez Stadium.

In the night session, Casper Ruud (14) defeated third seed Taylor Fritz 7-5, 6-3, and he’s my outside pick for the title. Ruud broke Fritz midway through the first set but faced resistance, clinching it 7-5.

In the second set, Ruud broke in game five, and coasted to victory, winning 84% of points behind his first serve in set two.

Highlights

Madrid Open Day Seven: Round of 16 Matches