PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Nadal, Auger-Aliassime, Sonego and Arnaldi to play on Thursday – Mutua Madrid Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Rafael Nadal, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Lorenzo Sonego and Matteo Arnaldi are going to compete on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open.

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Rafael Nadal vs. Darwin Blanch

Head to head 0-0

Rafael Nadal will take on Darwin Blanch in the 1^st round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM.

Rafael Nadal: ranking and results

Ranked no. 512, Nadal will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Barcelona where he lost to De Minaur in the 2^nd round on the 17^th of April.

The Spaniard has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Madrid Nadal didn’t play in Madrid in 2023. Rafael conquered the title at the Mutua Madrid Open in 2013, 2014 and 2017.

Darwin Blanch: ranking and results

Ranked no. (career high), Blanch will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in M15 Telde where he lost to in the semifinal on the 20^th of April.

The American has a 9-8 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Torello and M15 Telde.

Last year in Madrid Darwin didn’t play in Madrid in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Darwin Blanch since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.041
Darwin Blanch -> 11

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Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

Head to head 3-2 for Nishioka

Felix Auger-Aliassime will fight against Yoshihito Nishioka in the 1^st round for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM.

Felix Auger-Aliassime: ranking and results

Ranked no. 35, the Canadian will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Munich where he lost to Struff in the quarter on the 20^th of April.

Auger-Aliassime has a 11-10 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Auger-Aliassime’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Montpellier.

Last year in Madrid Felix lost in the 2^nd round 6-2 3-6 7-6(5) to Dusan Lajovic.

Yoshihito Nishioka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 78, will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, PO, LIB JPN 1 where he beat to Hassan in the Rubber 4 on the 3^rd of February.

Yoshihito has a 7-9 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Madrid Yoshihito had to surrender in the 3^rd round 6-2 7-5 to Andrey Rublev.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Felix Auger-Aliassime and Yoshihito Nishioka clash against each other. Their record is 3-2 for Nishioka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time they played, Auger-Aliassime won 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Montreal back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felix Auger-Aliassime who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Felix Auger-Aliassime is the pick to win this match.
Felix Auger-Aliassime -> 1.36
Yoshihito Nishioka -> 3.16

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Lorenzo Sonego vs. Richard Gasquet

Head to head 1-1

Lorenzo Sonego will play Richard Gasquet in the 1^st round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on ARANTXA SANCHEZ STADIUM.

Lorenzo Sonego: ranking and results

Ranked no. 52, the Italian will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Bucharest where he lost to in the 1^st round on the 16^th of April.

Sonego has a 7-13 win-loss record in 2024, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS)

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Last year in Madrid The Italian lost in the 1^st round 6-3 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff.

Richard Gasquet: ranking and results

Ranked no. 116, the French player reached the 1^st round after defeating Stefano Napolitano 6-4 6-3 and Duje Ajdukovic 6-2 7-5.

Gasquet has a 14-12 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS). Richard’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Manama Challenger.

Last year in Madrid Gasquet had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-7(9) 6-4 7-5 to Hubert Hurkacz.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Richard Gasquet fight against each other. Their current record is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Sonego on clay.

The last time they played, Sonego won 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2^nd round in Budapest back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lorenzo Sonego who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Sonego is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Sonego -> 1.43
Richard Gasquet -> 2.84

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Matteo Arnaldi vs. Christopher O Connell

Head to head 1-0 for O

Matteo Arnaldi will fight against Christopher O Connell in the 1^st round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT 6.

Matteo Arnaldi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 36, Matteo will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in Barcelona where he lost to Ruud in the quarter on the 19^th of April.

Arnaldi has a 13-10 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Madrid The Italian lost in the 3^rd round 3-6 6-3 6-1 to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.

Christopher O Connell: ranking and results

Ranked no. 67, O will start his run in Madrid after he played his last match in the Manama Challenger where he lost to Harris in the 1^st round on the 13^th of February.

Christopher has a 11-10 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Madrid O capitulated in the 2^nd round 7-6(11) 6-4 to Taylor Fritz.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Matteo Arnaldi and Christopher O Connell square off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for O (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time they played each other, O won 7-5 6-2 in the semifinal in Split Challenger back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Arnaldi who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matteo Arnaldi is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Arnaldi -> 1.444
Christopher O Connell -> 2.78

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Mutua Madrid Open

• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Jack DraperDraper – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-3 3-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Luciano DarderiDarderi – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Taro DanielDaniel – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-2 6-7¹ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-6⁶ 7-6²) – Score progression – Stats
• Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-4 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Juncheng ShangShang – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-7⁹ 6-2 7-6¹⁰) – Score progression – Stats
• Borna CoricCoric – Benjamin HassanHassan (6-7⁵ 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Lukas KleinKlein – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (6-1 4-6 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (7-5 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Nuno BorgesBorges (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 5-7 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Zizou BergsBergs (6-4 6-7⁰ 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Mutua Madrid Open

• Richard GasquetGasquet – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Pavel KotovKotov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (3-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Pedro CachinCachin – Sebastian OfnerOfner (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (3-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Borna CoricCoric – Alexander ZverevZverev (3-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Jack DraperDraper (3-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Max PurcellPurcell – Marcos GironGiron (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Facundo BagnisBagnis (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – Lukas KleinKlein (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Flavio CobolliCobolli (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Taro DanielDaniel (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Sebastian BaezBaez – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tomas MachacMachac – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H – Prediction