2023 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles explained

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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz^[1] defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Madrid Open. It was his fourth Masters 1000 title. Struff was the first lucky loser to reach a Masters final.^[2]

This was the first edition in the tournament's 21-year history to not feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic (collectively known as the Big Three) in the main draw. They won 11 of the preceding 20 editions of the Madrid Open, reaching 13 finals in total.^[3]

Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese tennis player to reach the singles quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 event.^[4] Aslan Karatsev became only the second qualifier to reach the Madrid Open semifinals, after Fabrice Santoro in 2002.^[5] The semifinal encounter between Karatsev and Struff was a rematch of their meeting in the qualifying rounds of the tournament, which Karatsev had won; Struff, who was an alternate that advanced to the main draw after withdrawals, won their semifinal rematch.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of April 24, 2023. Rankings and points before are as of April 24, 2023.

Because the men's tournament is being expanded to two weeks this year, players are defending points from the 2022 Madrid Open, as well as tournaments that took place during the week of April 25, 2022 (Estoril and Munich). Points from the 2022 Madrid Open are listed first in the "Points defending" column.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points earned	Points after	Status
1	2	Carlos Alcaraz	6,770	1,000	1,000	6,770	Champion, defeated Jan-Lennard Struff [LL]
2	3	Daniil Medvedev	5,240	0	90	5,330	Fourth round lost to Aslan Karatsev [Q]
3	4	Casper Ruud	5,210	10+45	10+0	5,165	Second round lost to Matteo Arnaldi [Q]
4	5	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5,195	360	180	5,015	Quarterfinals lost to Jan-Lennard Struff [LL]
5	6	Andrey Rublev	4,280	180	90	4,190	Fourth round lost to Karen Khachanov [10]
6	7	Holger Rune	4,070	250^†	45	3,865
7	9	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3,405	180	10	3,235	Second round lost to Dušan Lajović
8	10	Taylor Fritz	3,290	0	90	3,380	Fourth round lost to Zhang Zhizhen
9	11	Frances Tiafoe	2,870	10+150	45+0	2,755
10	12	Karen Khachanov	2,855	10	180	3,025	Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
11	13	Cameron Norrie	2,725	90	45	2,680	Third round lost to Zhang Zhizhen
12	15	Hubert Hurkacz	2,660	180	45	2,525	Third round lost to Borna Ćorić [17]
13	16	Alexander Zverev	2,140	600	90	1,630	Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
14	17	Tommy Paul	2,070	10+0^§	10+32^§	2,102
15	18	Lorenzo Musetti	2,065	115	10	1,960	Second round lost to Yannick Hanfmann [Q]
16	19	Alex de Minaur	1,995	45	45	1,995	Third round lost to Aslan Karatsev [Q]
17	20	Borna Ćorić	1,890	10	360	2,240	Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
18	22	~~Pablo Carreño Busta~~	1,795	10	0	1,785	Withdrew due to elbow injury
19	24	Dan Evans	1,560	90	10	1,480
20	25	Roberto Bautista Agut	1,475	45	45	1,475	Third round lost to Karen Khachanov [10]
21	27	Denis Shapovalov	1,425	45	10	1,390	Second round lost to Zhang Zhizhen
22	28	Sebastian Korda	1,390	45+90	10+0	1,265	Second round lost to Hugo Grenier [Q]
23	29		1,390	45+150	10+45	1,250	Second round lost to Aslan Karatsev [Q]
24	30	Francisco Cerúndolo	1,235	(45)^‡	10	1,200	Second round lost to Pedro Cachin
25	31	Sebastián Báez	1,190	250^†	45	985	Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [4]
26	32	Grigor Dimitrov	1,170	90	45	1,125	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
27	33	Miomir Kecmanović	1,170	45+90	10+10	1,055	Second round lost to Cristian Garín
28	34	Yoshihito Nishioka	1,138	12^†	45	1,171	Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [5]
29	35		1,095	45+45	90+20	1,115	Fourth round lost to Borna Ćorić [17]
30	36	Tallon Griekspoor	1,094	(13)^‡	10	1,091
31	37	Jiří Lehečka	1,046	60+12^†	10+8	992
32	38		1,042	(7)^‡+(10)^§	10+32	1067	Second round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff [LL]

† The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2022, but is defending points from Estoril, Munich, or Mauthausen (ATP Challenger).
‡ The player did not qualify for the main draw in 2022. Points for his 19th best result will be deducted instead.
§ The player entered an ATP Challenger Tour event in the second week of the Madrid tournament and points from that second tournament replaced his 19th (or 18th) best result.

Withdrawn players

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

Rank	Player	Points before	Points dropped	Points after	Withdrawal reason
1	Novak Djokovic	7,135	360	6,775	Elbow injury^[6]
8	Jannik Sinner	3,615	90	3,525	Sickness
14	Rafael Nadal	2,715	180	2,535	Left hip injury
21	Matteo Berrettini	1,832	0	1,832	Abdominal injury
23	Marin Čilić	1,645	45	1,600	Knee injury
26	Nick Kyrgios	1,465	0	1,465	Left knee injury

Other entry information

Withdrawals

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Twelfth qualifier

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Amazing Alcaraz Topples Zverev For Madrid Title. 8 May 2022. Association of Tennis Professionals.
News: Lucky Loser Struff Reaches Maiden Masters 1000 Final. atptour.com. 2023-05-05. 2023-05-06. ATP. Staff.
Web site: All 3 of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer skip Madrid Masters for first time in tournament history. Sportskeeda. Bhargav. 24 April 2023. 25 April 2023.
News: Zhang Zhizhen becomes first Chinese player to reach a Masters 1000 quarterfinal. tennis.com. 2023-05-02. 2023-05-02. John. Berkok.
News: Qualifier Karatsev Ends Zhang's Run In Madrid. atptour.com. 2023-05-04. 2023-05-05. ATP. Staff.
Web site: Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Madrid Open, say organisers . 22 April 2023 . bbc.com . 22 April 2023.