Seeded gamers begin going head-to-head in Madrid on Sunday, and one such third-round matchup pits Lorenzo Musetti towards Tallon Griekspoor. Barcelona champion Arthur Fils and unseeded Emilio Nava are additionally taking the court docket.
(29) Tallon Griekspoor vs. (6) Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti and Griekspoor will probably be squaring off for the third time of their careers after they collide in spherical three of the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday. Griekspoor has received each of their earlier encounters — 6-4, 7-6(8) in 2020 Australian Open qualifying and 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(3) on the 2024 Rotterdam event.
A transfer to clay ought to give Musetti an enormous increase. The ninth-ranked Italian was unbelievable all through your entire 2025 grime swing and wishes this 12 months’s April-May stretch to resurrect his season on the heels of an Australian Open leg harm. Musetti superior to the Barcelona quarterfinals and opened in Madrid with a 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Hubert Hurkacz. Griekspoor has additionally struggled with bodily issues, and he’s simply 8-9 this 12 months after beating Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 6-4 on Friday. Musetti will be anticipated to enhance as he will get increasingly matches below his belt, so the Thirty third-ranked Dutchman might be in hassle.
Pick: Musetti in 2
(21) Arthur Fils vs. Emilio Nava
Fils received the Barcelona title final week and appears like an actual contender to achieve the French Open remaining if — with Carlos Alcaraz sidelined — he lands within the backside half of the draw. For now, the Twenty fifth-ranked Frenchman is targeted on Madrid. He prolonged his present profitable streak to 6 matches and improved to 19-5 for the season with a 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 7-5 defeat of Iganacio Buse on Friday.
Up subsequent for the 21-year-old is a second showdown towards Nava, who received their earlier assembly 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at a 2022 clay-court Challenger occasion in Blois. It has already been a breakthrough keep in Madrid for the 24-year-old American, who has superior with victories over Jenson Brooksby and Valentin Vacherot. Nava is enjoying nicely, however high-flying situations in Madrid aren’t straightforward for a participant who infamously caught 80 unforced errors in a single match on the 2026 Australian Open. Nava’s actual downside, although, is that Fils is solely on hearth.
Pick: Fils in 2
