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Local favorites Alcaraz and Nadal draw crowds in Madrid

The Spaniards trained at nearby tracks on Wednesday in Madrid.

April 24, 2024

Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour

Author: ATPTour.com/es staff

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal gave fans a double treat on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Local favorites and multiple ATP Masters 1000 champions practiced on the adjacent Caja Mágica courts, where the public flocked to see the two Spanish stars.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz greet each other on Wednesday in Madrid. Photo credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour.

Ranked No. 3 in the PIF ATP rankings, Alcaraz is preparing for the opening match against Arthur Rinderknech or Alexander Shevchenko in Madrid, where he has won the last two tournaments.

Five-time champion Nadal, who made his first ATP Tour appearance in Barcelona last week since January, will take to the Caja Mágica court for the first time since 2022 on Thursday. Mallorca is preparing for a first-round match against American #NextGenATP Darwin Blanch: this will be only the second ATP match of 16-year-old Blanch’s career.

Jannik Sinner, the top seed, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Monte Carlo champion, also trained on Wednesday on Madrid’s clay court. His top-10 teammates Kasper Ruud and Holger Rune went head-to-head on the opening day of the main draw in Madrid.