{"id":103144,"date":"2026-04-21T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=103144"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:31:07","slug":"best-five-atp-madrid-marozsan-quinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/04\/21\/best-five-atp-madrid-marozsan-quinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Five Round 1 ATP Madrid Matches Including Fabian Marozsan vs Ethan Quinn"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ATP 1000 in Madrid has been characterized by withdrawals from the tournament, but in two-week events that has very little impact on the first round. The depth is the same as ever, and here are five first-round matches to watch for as the main draw gets underway on Wednesday:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Tomas Machac vs Francisco Comesana<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tomas Machac is coming off of an incredible achievement: taking a set off of Jannik Sinner at a Masters 1000, breaking Sinner\u2019s monumental streak. But with Machac, his form at one tournament isn\u2019t really indicative of his form at the next, as he tends to be a very up-and-down player. Francisco Comesana can be a challenge for anyone, especially on clay which is his most comfortable surface. On paper Machac is absolutely the favorite, but both players in this matchup are unpredictable and it could go either way. The winner will take on 19th seed Cameron Norrie in the second round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Zizou Bergs vs Marin Cilic<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Marin Cilic\u2019s comeback from knee surgery in 2024 has been impressive<\/a> as he\u2019s made himself something of an ATP Tour mainstay. Largely kept afloat by his serve, Cilic has picked up some quality wins this year and has made a couple decent runs. His opponent, Zizou Bergs, has been steadily improving lately and is currently just outside the Top 40 in the ATP rankings. Bergs isn\u2019t as dominant a server as Cilic, which is something Cilic could absolutely take advantage of. The key for Bergs here is being able to return and to get long rallies going, because that\u2019s where he\u2019ll be favored. Whoever comes through will have a second-round match against 27th seed Joao Fonseca.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Botic van de Zandschulp vs Alexander Blockx<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Blockx, has also a lot of Challenger Tour success this year but is of course always looking for a moment to raise his level. A first-round match in Madrid against Botic van de Zandschulp could be an opportunity to do that. Van de Zandschulp is a player who has proven he can beat just about anyone, but he doesn\u2019t always bring that level, making his matches extremely unpredictable. Blockx has had a really solid base level of tennis lately, and if van de Zandschulp continues his more streaky play, Blockx\u2019s consistency could win out. Whoever emerges victorious will take on 28th seed Brandon Nakashima in the second round.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Terence Atmane vs Miomir Kecmanovic<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Miomir Kecmanovic always seems to be at the scene of an exciting first-round match, and Madrid should be no exception, as Terence Atmane has been playing some really good tennis lately. Both players have suffered tough third-set tiebreak losses in early rounds recently, and this match is their chance to take one of those close matches and turn it into a win. This match will be defined by long rallies, and it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if breaks of serve are frequent. The winner of this match will take on thirtieth seed Ugo Humbert in the second round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Fabian Marozsan vs Ethan Quinn<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This year, former NCAA champion Ethan Quinn has really been finding his footing on the ATP Tour, and he has been winning matches on clay despite it being a more uncomfortable surface for him. The openness of the Madrid draw is a great opportunity for him, but Fabian Marozsan isn\u2019t an easy out. In terms of level, Quinn is more hot, but Marozsan has more experience under his belt. These two players are nearly right next to each other in the rankings, and the match could come down to the finest of margins. The winner will have an interesting second round, as they face seventh seed Daniil Medvedev–which will be Medvedev\u2019s first match since the 6-0 6-0 loss to Matteo Berrettini in Monte-Carlo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ATP 1000 in Madrid has been characterized by withdrawals from the tournament, but in two-week events that has very little impact on the first round. The depth is the same as ever, and here are five first-round matches to watch for as the main draw gets underway on Wednesday: 1. Tomas Machac vs Francisco […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5769,"featured_media":70712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,9],"tags":[41701,5779,9553,10956,1688,498,18070,18097,17818,18636,4359,2867,41540,11064,3638,43728],"class_list":["post-103144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atp","category-featured","category-news","tag-alexander-blockx","tag-atp-madrid","tag-botic-van-de-zandschulp","tag-brandon-nakashima","tag-cameron-norrie","tag-daniil-medvedev","tag-ethan-quinn","tag-fabian-marozsan","tag-francisco-comesana","tag-joao-fonseca","tag-miomir-kecmanovic","tag-mutua-madrid-open","tag-terence-atmane","tag-tomas-machac","tag-ugo-humbert","tag-zizou-bergs-vs-marin-cilic"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5769"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103144"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103170,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103144\/revisions\/103170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}