Madrid Open 2025 Day 5 Recap

Day five at Mutua Madrid Open 2025 saw Sascha Zverev continue her pursuit of a third title at Caja Magica and fled from Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a tricky three-sets that ended in a final tie.

An obstacle he does not have to face in the fourth round is to defend the champion Andrey Rublev, whose hope of repeating his performance from twelve months ago ended prematurely on the hands of Sascha Bublik.

In what has so far become a standard procedure in Madrid, the day was not complete without any other pension when Benjamin Bonzi threw in the towel after Taylor Fritz had leveled his match on a set.

Full results and summary below.

Day five 2025 Madrid open round with 32 results

Zvereev shields Fokina

Alexander Zverev fought past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a hard-fought 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) third round victory at Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday.

The twice the master overcame a tough Spanish audience and a lively performance from Fokina to keep his title hope alive.

After an unfortunate first set, Zverev collected from a breakdown in the second and secured Tie-break before surviving a late horror when he failed to serve the match at 5-4 in the third. Germany’s calm in the last grid turned out to be crucial and sealed the victory after 2 hours and 44 minutes.

Fokina, with finals in Delray Beach and Acapulco this year, plus a semi-final appearance in Monte Carlo, pressed hard but vacated in the clutch, his pre-erroneous in tie-break when the German swelled it 7-0 to end all Spanish representations in the draw.

Zverev, fresh from a München title, hit 11 aces and made 17 fewer winged mistakes than Fokina (28-45), and he looks to regain his form after a disappointment.

There were many ups and downs, but he played fantastic in the first set. I played terribly in the first set and then I waited for my chances. I had to continue digging deeply. Winning as it is always good and I am happy today. Zverev on his winnings.

Medvedev Masters The Lesser Cerundolo

Daniil Medvedev met the ground at Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday and sent the Argentine qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2, 6-2 in a sharp 62-minute screen to reach the fourth round.

The world # 10, which received a walkover in the second round against Laslo Djere, was sharp from the beginning in his first match since Monte-Carlo. Medvedev saved the lonely breaking point he met and converted four out of five breaking point opportunities to overclass the world no. 126 Cerundolo in their first meeting.

I felt good in practice here, but it is not the same in a match. Practice’s judge is usually a little different from the center. Too safe [I was] A little nervous because we have a small superstition as a tennis player who, the worse you play before the tournament, the better you play in it, and the better you play before, the worse you play in the matches. But I overcame this superstition four years ago, so I was looking forward to implementing the game I had in practice. I am satisfied with my level. Medvedev on his win.

Other matches of notes

Francisco Cerundolo (20) Def. Francisco Comesana 6-4, 6-4. Francisco Cerundolo secured a simple victory in an all-Argentin collision, defeated Francisco Comesana in 1 hour, 37 minutes, converted 2 out of 5 breaking points and saved all four he met. Cerundolo maintained control all the time and continued to the fourth round where he will challenge top-seed Alexander Zverev in an attempt to reach his first Madrid quarter final.

Jakub Mensik (22) Def. Ben Shelton (12) 6-1, 6-4. Jakub Mensik delivered a commanding 68-minute upset over the 12th seed Ben Shelton and broke the American four times. The Czech Republic beat 5 ESS and won 90% of the first serving points (26/28) and showed precision and power to secure its place in the fourth round against Bublik.

Alexander Bublik Def. Andrey Rublev (7) 6-4, 0-6, 6-4. Alexander Bublic stunned the defendant champion Andrey Rublev in 84 minutes and served his 10th career Top 10 victory. Despite a second set of bagel regrouped bublic and shot 12 ESS and 33 winners to perform the No. 7 seed. Rublev’s defeat finishes his title defense and sees him slip out from the top 15 for the first time since the beginning of 2020.

Taylor Fritz (3) Def. Benjamin Bonzi 4-6, 7-5, Ret. Taylor Fritz advanced to the fourth round after Benjamin Bonzi retired in the third set, with the score of 4-6, 7-5 after 1 hour, 32 minutes. Fritz converted 1 of 5 breakpoints and fought back from a set before Bonzi’s withdrawal.

Brandon Nakashima (31) Def. Flavio Cobolli 7-5, 6-3. Brandon Nakashima surpassed Flavio Cobolli in a 1-hour competition and broke Italian three times to secure a fourth round of quay. Nakashima’s constant performance wins 74% of the first serving points (35/47) and creates a challenging matchup against Daniil Medvedev as he strives for his first Madrid quarter final.

Highlights

Coming soon.

Madrid Open Day Six: Round of 32 matches