Rafael Jodar, a 19-year-old Spanish wildcard ranked world No. 42, produced a stunning upset over fifth seed Alex de Minaur at the Madrid Open, winning 6-3 6-1 in just 75 minutes. Jodar, who won his first ATP title in Marrakech and reached the semi-finals in Barcelona earlier this season, said after the match that it was a crazy feeling and he was super happy to get his second win in Madrid at his home tournament.
Casper Ruud, the defending champion in Madrid, advanced to the third round with a dominant 6-0 6-1 victory over Jaume Munar. Ruud has 1000 points to defend at this tournament.
In football news, Kylian Mbappé asked to be substituted late in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Betis due to discomfort in his left hamstring. Mbappé will be examined over the weekend. Vinicius Junior scored for Real Madrid, but Héctor Bellerín equalized deep into stoppage time.
Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury but is expected to be fit for the World Cup with Spain.
Cameron Norrie defeated Tomas Machac 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) to reach the third round of the Madrid Open. Norrie has never advanced beyond the third round in Madrid.
Jodar earlier defeated Jesper de Jong 2-6 7-5 6-4 in his opening match, and his upset win over de Minaur has raised questions about whether he can make a deep run in the tournament.