Madrid's Wednesday complete schedule:

Birthday boy Alexander Zverev (28th) beats Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 to win Munich for the 3rd time. One of his best performances of the year. His 24th career title, first of the year. Puts pressure on Carlos Alcaraz, who has to win Barcelona to stay on world #2.

Jelena Ostapenko defeats Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 6-4 to reach her 2nd singles final of the year in Stuttgart. That's just her second *career* final on clay, first since winning... Roland Garros (!) in 2017. Incredible.

24yo Francisca Jorge and 21yo Matilde Jorge defend their Oeiras WTA 125 title. They defeated Anastasia Detiuc and Patricia Maria Tig in the final 6-1, 6-2. That's their 21st title together. Incredible!

26yo Dalma Galfi wins the biggest title of her career at the Oeiras 125. Defeats Katie Volynets in the final 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 -- gets closer to the top 100 again. Galfi is playing another tournament in Oeiras (ITF 100k) next week. Volynets off to Madrid WTA 1000.

Order of Plays for Friday: Under local laws, no play in Stuttgart on Good Friday. Best Match: Fils vs Tsitsipas

2025 ROLAND-GARROS ENTRY LISTS! #100 Mackenzie McDonald and #100 Robin Montgomery are the last ones in. Reilly Opelka, Jenson Brooksby, Emil Ruusuvuori, and Sebastian Ofner with ATP protected rankings. Petra Kvitova, Yanina Wickmayer, Sorana Cirstea, and Jodie Burrage using WTA protected rankings

Feat of Clay Carlos Alcaraz isn't QUITE in a groove just yet. But, with his level of talent, he doesn't need to be to get these wins. Last week's champion in Monte-Carlo overcomes some wobbles in the 2nd set to defeat American qualifier Ethan Quinn, 6-2, 7-6⁶. Carlos now faces Laslo Djere.

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Carlos Alcaraz's 10 'big' titles: 2022 US Open Miami Madrid 2023 Wimbledon Indian Wells Madrid 2024 Roland Garros Wimbledon Indian Wells 2025 Monte-Carlo 4 Grand Slams & 6 Masters 1000 at 21yo.

New ATP Race after Monte-Carlo: 1 – Alcaraz (+4) – 2.410 2 – Sinner (-1) – 2.000 3 – Zverev (-1) – 1.675 4 – Draper (-1) – 1.640 5 – Djokovic (-1) – 1.520 6 – De Minaur (+3) – 1.485 7 – Mensik (-1) – 1.330 8 – Davidovich (+10) – 1.210 9 – Auger-Aliassime (-2) – 1.205 10 – Shelton (-2) – 1.120

New ATP Top 10: 1 – Sinner (=) – 9.930 2 – Alcaraz (+1) – 7.720 3 – Zverev (-1) – 7.595 4 – Fritz (=) – 5.280 5 – Djokovic (=) – 4.120 6 – Draper (=) – 3.870 7 – De Minaur (+3) – 3.535 8 – Rublev (+1) – 3.530 9 – Medvedev (+2) – 3.290 10 – Ruud (-3) – 3.215

Monte-Carlos. Carlos Alcaraz defeats Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to win the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 for the first time in his career. 18th career title 6th Masters 1000 title 2nd title of the year

26yo Stefanos Tsitsipas will leave the top 15 for the first time since October... 2018. Crazy.

Monte-Carlo ATP Masters 1000 semifinal: [2] Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina A player from Spain will play the final here for the 22nd time in the last 35 editions.

ATP M1000 Semi-Finalists (Players Born Since 2000): Sinner and Alcaraz, 10 Rune, 6 Auger-Aliassime, 3 Korda, 2

Monte-Carlo QFs:

Wednesday schedule in Monte-Carlo:

Which of the Big 3 do you think you’re most similar to? Or which one would you like to be like? Alcaraz: I’m not a big fan of comparisons. Of course, it’s an honor to be compared to the three greatest of all time, but I’m Carlos Alcaraz, and I’m just trying to follow my own path — nothing more.

Alcaraz. "I’m not obsessed with being the best in the world. I was number one a few years ago, and I was happy. Now I’m number three, and I’m just as happy. I’m enjoying the journey, the sport, and life."

Alcaraz, a multimillionaire, still lives with his parents. And he doesn't want to change that. "I don’t have much free time. I’m really happy when I get to go back to my parents' home after a long tour or a stretch of tournaments."

Alcaraz was asked by GQ Spain if he thinks about winning +20 Slams. "It’s hard for me to talk about winning 20 Grand Slam titles right now. I only have four, and it would be a mistake to think about reaching 20 when the next one would just be my 5th."

Did Alcaraz change since it all started? "More than changing, I’d say evolving. Even though I’m still very young, I came into the circuit as just a kid. During this time, I’ve learned a bit about how everything (...) The day I stop evolving, we’ll be in trouble…"

Alcaraz enjoyed his @netflix series. "I loved it — mainly because it truly reflects who I am and the people who are with me on this journey. I think everyone who watches it will end up feeling like they know me a little better, especially on a personal level."

Tuesday OOP in Monte-Carlo.

WHAT A WIN! In a match with 17 (!) breaks of serve -- 9 for Medvedev, 8 for Khachanov -- and 36 break points, Daniil Medvedev defeats his good friend Karen Khachanov 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in 2h53 to reach the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo. He will face Alex Muller in R2.

23yo Lorenzo Musetti starts his favorite part of the year with a (very tough) win. Comes back from 4-6, 2-4 to beat Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and reach the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo... against Jiri Lehecka.

New career highs on WTA Top 100: 51. Uchijima 55. P. Kudermetova 60. Kartal 61. Birrell 68. Lys 73. Eala 79. Joint 100. Montgomery

New WTA Top 10: 1. Sabalenka, 10.541 2. Swiatek, 7.470 3. Pegula, 6.101 (+1) 4. Gauff, 6063 (-1) 5. Keys, 4.999 6. Paolini, 4.843 7. Andreeva, 4.775 8. Zheng, 4.233 9. Badosa, 3.821 10. Rybakina, 3.808

New career highs on ATP Top 100: 6. Draper 23. Mensik 31. Nakashima 39. Muller 55. Halys 61. Comesana 66. Bellucci 79. Diallo 95. Kopriva 96. De Jong

New ATP Top 10: 1. Sinner, 10.330 2. Zverev, 7.645 3. Alcaraz, 6.720 4. Fritz, 5.290 5. Djokovic, 4.510 6. Draper, 3.780 (+1) 7. Ruud, 3.765 (-1) 8. Tsitsipas, 3.445 9. Rublev, 3.440 10. De Minaur, 3.335

23 year old Luciano Darderi defeats Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(3), 7-6(4) to win his second career ATP title in Marrakech. After a very tough start of the year, he got his tennis together in the last two weeks. Serve and forehand are brutal. Back on top 50.

INCREDIBLE! 38 year-old Richard Gasquet, playing one last time in Monte-Carlo (where it all started for him -- got his 1st ATP win here as a 15yo 23 years ago!!!), defeats Matteo Arnaldi 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the 2nd round. His first win here since 2018!

Draw in Monte-Carlo.

Clay without the King.

Pretty good start from Frances Tiafoe in Houston. Into the QFs after beating Adam Walton 7-5, 6-3.

Defending champion Danielle Collins comes back from a break down in both sets to beat Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-3 and reach the QFs in Charleston. 8th consecutive wins at the event. Lovely embrace between them at the net.

Two of the most fun players to watch on tour. One of the best courts on tour (Althea Gibson). A surface that suit their games. Yes, please.

Iva in Control Along with her good friend Tyra Grant, Iva Jovic has been a stalwart of the USA's junior BJK Cup squad for the last few years Now, the 17yo is using that experience to forge an impressive debut season on the WTA Tour Jovic notches a 6-1, 6-4 win over Alycia Parks to reach round 2

Collins Clinic Far less indestructible than she was this time last year when she stormed to back-to-back titles in Miami and Charleston, Danielle Collins is still a very tough out. The... let's say "brash"... American puts in an impressive day's work in the Lowcountry, defeating Robin Montgomery.

Danielle Collins starts her title defense in Charleston with her best performance of the year.

Big day tomorrow in Charleston.

Mensik: -1st Czech to win a M1000 since Berdych (2005) -4th player to win his title in a M1000 (1st since 2001) -9th youngest to win a M1000, 2nd youngest in Miami (Alcaraz 2022) -5th ever teenager to beat Djokovic -2nd teen in this century to beat multiple top5 in the same event

INCREDIBLE! 19yo Jakub Mensik defeats the 6-time champ Novak Djokovic 7-6(4), 7-6(4) to win his first ever tour-level title in... the Miami ATP Masters 1000. Unbelievable performance and weeks from the young Czech. Djokovic's 100th title has to wait...

Jakub Mensik plays a great set (and tiebreak) and leads 6-time champ Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) in the Miami final. INCREDIBLE level of tennis from the 19yo Czech in the biggest match of his career. Djokovic loses a set for the first time in this tournament.

Djokovic 1st serve % vs. Dimitrov: 86% (39/45) Djokovic 1st serve % vs. Mensik so far: 89% (17/19) So Djokovic misses just 8 of his last 64 (!) first serves. Unreal.

New career highs on WTA Top 100: 16. Anisimova 34. Krueger 35. Danilovic 36. Sramkova 42. Kessler 60. Kartal 62. Birrell 72. Lys 75. Eala 83. Todoni

New WTA Top 10: 1. Sabalenka, 10.541 2. Swiatek, 7.470 3. Gauff, 6.063 4. Pegula, 5.796 5. Keys, 4.949 6. Paolini, 4.843 (+1) 7. Andreeva, 4.775 (-1) 8. Zheng, 4.135 (+1) 9. Badosa, 3.821 (+2) 10. Rybakina, 3.808 (-2)

Novak Djokovic: - Oldest ever to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final - Improves to 21-1 after reaching the QF stage in Miami - Ties Federer with most consecutive seasons reaching at least one final (20)

Djokovic's 142 singles finals Grand Slams - 37 Masters 1000 - 60 ATP 500 - 18 ATP 250 - 17 ATP Finals - 9 Olympics - 1