There are several intriguing matchups in the Mutua Madrid Open doubles draw, such as World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas and his brother Petros Tsitsipas. As part of an unusual doubles trial, the tournament will feature elite singles players competing with their partners.
Interesting couples competing
Tommy Paul and Daniil Medvedev: Daniil Medvedev, ranked fourth in the PIF ATP Rankings, is paired with Tommy Paul, an American. Since June 2022, this is Medvedev’s second appearance in the doubles.
Tsitsipas Brothers: World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas and his brother Petros Tsitsipas will compete in doubles.
Other Notable Pairings: fellow Australian Alexei Popyrin and world No. 11 Alex de Minaur
Ben Shelton (world no. 15) and Taylor Fritz (world no. 13)
Bublik Alexander and Shapovalov Denis
Korda Sebastian and Thompson Jordan
Zhang Zhizhen / Aslan Karatsev
New things: The Mutua Madrid Open is taking part in a novel doubles experiment that has a shot clock that is shortened, faster changeovers, more singles playerto doubles play, and unrestricted fan movement.
Top Seeds: This year’s Miami and Australian Open winners, Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden, are ranked first and second respectively. In the opening round, they will take against Jordan Thompson and Sebastian Korda.
Second Seeds: Dutchmen Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof will be Marcel Granollers’ and Horacio Zeballos’ first opponents in the Nitto ATP Finals, which they have participated in four times in a row.
With top players demonstrating their skills with their partners, the doubles action is expected to be thrilling. Madrid promises to be a fierce tennis fight for spectators!
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2024
At the moment ranked no.7, Stefanos played his last match on the 27th of April when he was defeated by world no.118 Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Madrid (draw).
During this season the Greek has a composed 21-8 record. Stefanos conquered 1 title in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Barcelona.
Tsitsipas is scheduled to play next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
