Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer headline an action-packed Day 3 at the Mutua Madrid Open. Six ATP Masters 1000 champions will take the court at La Caja Mágica, including Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Fabio Fognini.
Federer, seeded fourth, plays his first clay-court match in three years against Frenchman Richard Gasquet. The Swiss star has dominated their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 17-2 and has won the past 20 sets they’ve played. However, both of Gasquet’s wins over Federer have come during the European clay swing.
Top seed Djokovic starts his Madrid campaign against American qualifier Taylor Fritz. The Serbian dropped just three games against Fritz in their only previous FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting last month at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Djokovic, a two-time champion in Madrid, holds a 24-8 record at this event.
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Ferrer concludes his legendary 19-year ATP Tour career in Madrid and takes on fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. The former World No. 3 in the ATP Rankings has reached at least the quarter-finals nine times In Madrid and will have the crowd on his side, but Bautista Agut has been in top form and arrives with a 17-6 record in 2019.
Other notable matches include fifth seed Dominic Thiem of Austria taking on American qualifier Reilly Opelka, 2013 Madrid finalist Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland facing French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert and 10th seed Fabio Fognini of Italy playing his first singles match since winning Monte-Carlo as he squares off with Brit Kyle Edmund.
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2019 - ORDER OF PLAY
COURT MANOLO SANTANA start 12:00 noon
WTA match
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Taylor Fritz (USA)
Not Before 4:00 pm
[WC] David Ferrer (ESP) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Not Before 8:00 pm
[4] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Richard Gasquet (FRA)
WTA match
COURT ARANTXA SANCHEZ start 12:00 noon
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
WTA match
Not Before 4:00 pm
WTA match
[13] Borna Coric (CRO) vs Lucas Pouille (FRA)
[Q] Reilly Opelka (USA) vs [5] Dominic Thiem (AUT)
STADIUM 3 start 12:00 noon
David Goffin (BEL) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
[10] Fabio Fognini (ITA) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR)
[9] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Two WTA matches
COURT 4 start 12:00 noon
WTA match
Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [16] Marco Cecchinato (ITA)
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)
John Millman (AUS) vs Steve Johnson (USA)
[8] Henri Kontinen (FIN) / John Peers (AUS) vs [WC] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) / Bernard Tomic (AUS)
COURT 5 start 12:00 noon
Guido Pella (ARG) vs [12] Daniil Medvedev (RUS)
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [Q] Hugo Dellien (BOL)
Three WTA matches
COURT 6 start 12:00 noon
Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
[LL] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Joao Sousa (POR)
Two WTA matches
[6] Oliver Marach (AUT) / Mate Pavic (CRO) vs Ivan Dodig (CRO) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
COURT 7 start 12:00 noon
Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) vs [5] Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Franko Skugor (CRO)
Robin Haase (NED) / Raven Klaasen (RSA) vs Alexander Zverev (GER) / Mischa Zverev (GER)
[3] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) vs Radu Albot (MDA) / Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)
Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Daniil Medvedev (RUS) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) / Matwe Middelkoop (NED)
Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Marco Cecchinato (ITA) / Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
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