2022 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles explained

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Champ: Carlos Alcaraz
Runner: Alexander Zverev
Score:6–3, 6–1
Draw:56
Seeds:16
Main Name:Madrid Open (tennis) Madrid Open

Carlos Alcaraz defeated the defending champion Alexander Zverev[1] in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Madrid Open.[2] Alcaraz also became the first man to defeat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the same clay court tournament, which he did in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.[3]

Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Djokovic retained the top ranking by reaching the third round. Djokovic became the first player to record 30+ singles wins at all ATP Masters 1000.

The semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic was ranked the ATP Match of the Year.[4]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players based on the entry list per the ATP rankings as of 25 April 2022.[5] The stated "rank" and "points before" are as of 2 May 2022.

As a result of special ranking adjustment rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players are defending the higher of (i) their points from the 2021 tournament or (ii) the remaining 50% of their points from the 2019 tournament. Those points were not mandatory and are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of 2 May 2022. Players who are not defending points from the 2021 or 2019 tournaments will instead have their 19th best result replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending (or 19th best result)Points wonPoints afterStatus
11 Novak Djokovic8,4005003608,260Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
23 Alexander Zverev7,4201,0006007,020Runner-up, lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
34 Rafael Nadal6,4351801806,435Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
45 Stefanos Tsitsipas5,6903003605,750Semifinals lost to Alexander Zverev [2]
57 Casper Ruud4,110360103,760Second round lost to Dušan Lajović [Q]
68 Andrey Rublev4,025901804,115Quarterfinals lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
79 Carlos Alcaraz3,8184510004,773Champion, defeated Alexander Zverev [2]
810 Félix Auger-Aliassime3,625(45)1803,760Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [2]
911 Cameron Norrie3,335(45)903,380Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [7]
1012 Jannik Sinner3,01545903,060Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [8]
1113 Taylor Fritz3,010(45)02,965Withdrew due to left foot injury
1214 Hubert Hurkacz3,008581803,130Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
1315 Diego Schwartzman2,805(90)452,760Second round lost to Grigor Dimitrov
1416 Denis Shapovalov2,67145452,671Second round lost to Andy Murray [WC]
1517 Reilly Opelka2,46535102,440First round lost to Sebastian Korda
1618 Pablo Carreño Busta2,13510102,135First round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp
1719 Roberto Bautista Agut1,99345451,993Second round lost to Dan Evans
† This column shows either (a) the higher of the player's points from the 2021 tournament or 50% of his points from the 2019 tournament, or (b) his 19th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of May 2, 2022, are reflected in the column.

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

RankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
2 Daniil Medvedev8,080 <--after 2019 Monte Carlo and Barcelona points dropped-->907,990Hernia surgery
6 Matteo Berrettini4,495 <--after points from 2021 Belgrade, 2019 Budapest and 2019 Munich dropped-->6003,895Right hand injury

Other entry information

Wildcards

Source:[6]

Withdrawals

Qualifying

Lucky loser

  1. Ugo Humbert

Draw

Seventh qualifier

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 May 2021 . Zverev Completes Magical Madrid Run . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510070752/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/zverev-berrettini-madrid-2021-sunday-final . 10 May 2021 . 23 April 2022 . Association of Tennis Professionals.
  2. Web site: Amazing Alcaraz Topples Zverev For Madrid Title. 8 May 2022. Association of Tennis Professionals.
  3. Web site: 7 May 2022 . Alcaraz Takes Out Djokovic, Reaches Madrid Final . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507232655/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-alcaraz-madrid-2022-saturday . 7 May 2022 . 7 May 2022 . Association of Tennis Professionals.
  4. Web site: Carlos Alcaraz & Rafael Nadal Thrillers Feature In Best ATP Matches Of 2022 . 2023-08-22 . ATP Tour.
  5. Web site: Jugadores . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428185749/https://www.madrid-open.com/jugadores-mmo/ . 28 April 2022 . 28 April 2022 . Madrid Open.
  6. Web site: Tandon . Kamakshi . 21 April 2022 . Spanish players protest Madrid Open wild cards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421184252/https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/spanish-players-protest-madrid-open-wildcards-verdasco-badosa . 21 April 2022 . 28 April 2022 . Tennis.