Most of the play scheduled for Wednesday at the BMW Open by American Express in Munich was cancelled due to rain.

The only singles players that took to the court were Aslan Karatsev and Daniel Altmaier. Qualifier Karatsev led the wild card 4-6, 7-6(2), 3-0 before play was suspended.

In doubles, Dustin Brown and Adam Pavlasek defeated Jeremy Chardy and Ugo Humbert 3-6, 6-3, 10-8. Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler, who triumphed in Acapulco this year, ousted Guido Andreozzi and Guillermo Duran 6-2, 6-4.

ORDER OF PLAY – THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023

CENTER COURT start 10:30 am
First Round – [Q] A. Karatsev vs [WC] D. Altmaier (GER) 46 76(2) 30
Second Round – [1] H. Rune (DEN) vs [WC] Y. Hanfmann (GER)
Second Round – [3] A. Zverev (GER) vs C. O’Connell (AUS)

Not Before 2:00 pm
Second Round – M. Fucsovics (HUN) vs [2] T. Fritz (USA)

Not Before 4:00 pm
Second Round – [8] M. Huesler (SUI) vs D. Thiem (AUT)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
[Q] F. Cobolli (ITA) vs O. Otte (GER)
C. Garin (CHI) vs [6] L. Sonego (ITA)
After rest – [Q] A. Karatsev or [WC] D. Altmaier (GER) vs [4] B. van de Zandschulp (NED)

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
M. Giron (USA) vs [Q] A. Ritschard (SUI)
Q. Halys (FRA) / D. Pel (NED) vs [2] J. Cabal (COL) / R. Farah (COL)
[WC] O. Otte (GER) / J. Struff (GER) vs J. Cash (GBR) / H. Patten (GBR)

COURT 3 start 11:00 am
Quarter-finals – D. Brown (JAM) / A. Pavlasek (CZE) vs Y. Bhambri (IND) / S. Myneni (IND)

Not Before 12:30 pm
First Round – Tba, after rest – [1] K. Krawietz (GER) / T. Puetz (GER) vs [Alt] Y. Hanfmann (GER) / D. Masur (GER)

Not Before 1:30 pm
Quarter-finals – Tba. after rest – [Alt] C. O’Connell (AUS) / A. Olivetti (FRA) vs R. Haase (NED) / P. Oswald (AUT)

Top seed Novak Djokovic withstood an early challenge Wednesday at the Srpska Open, rallying from a set down to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event.

The World No. 1 defeated French teen Luca Van Assche 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 in a highly-entertaining second-round clash. After fighting back in the second set to level the match, Djokovic found himself down an early break in the third before going on to win the two-hour, 38-minute contest.

“It wasn’t easy,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview. “This would probably rank as the slowest court, slowest conditions I’ve ever played in, to be honest. I couldn’t penetrate through the court. I couldn’t put any ball past him.”

Djokovic increased his level by playing with more depth and testing Van Assche’s court coverage, often putting the #NextGenATP star on defence. With crowd support behind him, the 35-year-old stayed aggressive on return, which helped improve his season record to 17-2.

The Serbian overcame early forehand errors after dropping the opening set, which Van Assche served for at 5-4 before Djokovic looked for more opportunities to dictate from the baseline to earn the break. But Van Assche stayed calm to later capture the first-set tie-break.

Djokovic soon found another gear that was only hindered by getting broken in the opening game of the decider. But the Belgrade native answered with a break of his own before closing out the second-round victory.

“He was on every single ball for a set-and-a-half until I started to get some rhythm going,” Djokovic said. “I’m happy with the way I finished the match. Of course I can always play better, but a win is a win.”

Aiming for his third title of the season (Adelaide, Australian Open), Djokovic will next meet countryman Dusan Lajovic or Frenchman Gregoire Barrere in the last eight.

A 93-time tour-level titlist, Djokovic will reach 1,050 tour-level match wins this week if he advances to the final. Only four other men in the Open Era have made that milestone: Jimmy Connors (1,274), Roger Federer (1,251), Rafael Nadal (1,068) and Ivan Lendl (1,068).

Van Assche, 18, is the youngest player in the Top 100 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. The teen displayed consistency from the baseline and quick speed in just his eighth tour-level match.

The Brussels-born player made rapid progress on the ATP Challenger Tour, collecting a trio of titles on the circuit before graduating to the ATP Tour. Since 2016, the only players to win at least three Challenger titles before their 19th birthday are Van Assche, Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune.

Could 2023 be the year Stefanos Tsitsipas goes all the way at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell?

A finalist in 2018 and 2021, the second-seeded Greek made the perfect start to his 2023 campaign on Wednesday at the clay-court ATP 500 by easing past Pedro Cachin 6-4, 6-2 on Pista Rafa Nadal.

“I was able to bring good tennis out there on the court,” said Tsitsipas, who is now 17-5 for 2023. “I kept mixing it up. I kept being very aggressive, more than I’m used to, so the whole evaluation is positive. I’m happy with how things evolved over the course of the match.

“It’s one of those matches I was able to figure out from early on, keep up with the pace, and anything that was being thrown at me I was reacting to it very positively and being very smooth on the court.”

Tsitsipas did not face a break point and converted all three of his own during a dominant 79-minute display against the No. 69-ranked Argentine. He was consistent with his groundstrokes off both wings and showcased some delicate touches at the net to bounce back superbly from his Monte-Carlo quarter-final defeat to Taylor Fritz five days ago.

Tsitsipas is now 13-4 in Barcelona, where he fell to Rafael Nadal in both of his previous championship-match appearances. The 24-year-old’s third-round opponent will be Denis Shapovalov, who earlier brushed past qualifier Jozef Kovalik 6-4, 6-3.

“It’s always a motivation for me when I step out on these courts,” said Tsitsipas, when asked about his desire to lift the title in Barcelona. “Obviously, good memories are in the back of my head. It’s two finals, but still you keep the positives instead of sticking too much to what went wrong in [those finals].

“I’m just happy to be here… I’m just enjoying the tennis and hoping ‘Why not?’ for the final, but still a very long way to go.”

Here is what you need to know ahead of the Mutua Madrid Open, the ATP Masters 1000 tournament held in the Spanish capital:

When is the Mutua Madrid Open?

The 2023 Mutua Madrid Open will be held from 26 April – 7 May. The clay-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament, established in 2002, will take place at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain. The tournament director is Feliciano Lopez.

Who is playing at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open?

The Mutua Madrid Open will feature stars including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Monte-Carlo champion Andrey Rublev.

When is the draw for the Mutua Madrid Open?

The Madrid draw will be made on Sunday 23 April.

What is the schedule for the Mutua Madrid Open 1000 event?

* Qualifying: Monday, 24 April at 10 a.m. – Tuesday, 25 April at 11 a.m.
* Main Draw: Wednesday, 26 April – Tuesday, 2 May at 11 a.m. Wednesday, 3 May – Friday, 5 May at 1 p.m.
* Doubles Final: Saturday, 6 May at 3:30 p.m.
* Singles Final: Sunday, 7 May at 6:30 p.m.
*View On Official Website

What is the prize money and points for the Mutua Madrid Open?

The prize money for the Mutua Madrid Open is €7,705,780 and the Total Financial Commitment is €8,796,536.

SINGLES
Winner: €1,105,265 / 1,000 points
Finalist: €580,000 / 600 points
Semi-finalist: €308,790 / 360 points
Quarter-finalist: €161,525 / 180 points
Round of 16: €84,900 / 90 points
Round of 32: €48,835 / 45 points
Round of 64: €27,045 / 25 points
Round of 96: €16,340 / 10 points

DOUBLES ($ per team)
Winner: €382,420 / 1,000 points
Finalist: €202,850 / 600 points
Semi-finalist: €108,190 / 360 points
Quarter-finalist: €54,840 / 180 points
Round of 16: €29,300 / 90 points
Round of 32: €15,780 / 0 points

How can I watch the Mutua Madrid Open?

Watch Live On Tennis TV
TV Schedule

How can I follow the Mutua Madrid Open?

Hashtag: #MMOPEN
Facebook: @mutuamadridopen
Twitter: @MutuaMadridOpen
Instagram: #MMOPEN

Who won the last edition of the Mutua Madrid Open in 2022?

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open singles title with a 6-3, 6-1 victory against Alexander Zverev in the championship match (Read & Watch). Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski lifted the doubles trophy in Madrid with a 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-5 triumph against Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the final (Read More).

Who holds the Madrid record for most titles, oldest champion, youngest champion and more?

Most Titles, Singles: Rafael Nadal (5)
Most Titles, Doubles: Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor (5)
Oldest Champion: Andre Agassi, 32, in 2002
Youngest Champion: Carlos Alcaraz, 19, in 2022
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2003, Roger Federer in 2006, Rafael Nadal in 2014, Novak Djokovic in 2016, 2019
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 25 David Nalbandian in 2007
Last Home Champion: Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Most Match Wins: Rafael Nadal (56)

View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Seeds, Points & Prize Money Breakdown

Consistency personified so far this season, Jannik Sinner held his nerve to down Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for his 25th tour-level win of 2023.

The fourth-seeded Italian outlasted a typically resilient Schwartzman, who dug particularly deep in a topsy-turvy second set, on Pista Rafa Nadal. After dominating the opening set, Sinner clinched four of the seven breaks of serve in the second to wrap a one-hour, 40-minute victory in the second-round clash at the ATP 500.

“I think I started very well, especially in return games,” said Sinner. “I tried to stay quite aggressive, made a couple of unforced errors, but I have to remind myself that this is the first round for me. I tried to stay calm and obviously try in the best way in important moments.

“Now the main focus is to recover for tomorrow, and I restart tomorrow hopefully with better feelings than today. Diego is a very tough player to play against and I am very happy.”

After reaching the semi-finals in Indian Wells and the championship match in Miami in March, Sinner made an impressive start to his year on clay last week with a semi-final run at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The 21-year-old hopes to back that showing up with a deep run in Barcelona, where he reached the semi-finals on event debut in 2021. He is not concerned about his hectic recent schedule having any negative impact.

“I think it’s a good problem to have,” said Sinner. “I came here with a positive mindset. I knew that the first round was going to be a tough one, so I also tried to adapt myself to the conditions and the court. Obviously it’s very nice [with] the crowd here.”

Sinner will face Yoshihito Nishioka in the third round as he seeks his sixth quarter-final appearance in eight tour-level tournaments this year. The Japanese 16th seed Nishioka earlier defeated David Goffin 6-1, 7-5.

In the opening match of the day on Pista Rafa Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov was a 6-3, 6-1 winner against Emilio Gomez. The Bulgarian delivered a commanding display against the World No. 120 Gomez, whose father, Andres, won the Barcelona title in 1989 and 1990.

Dimitrov, whose best result this season is a semi-final run in Rotterdam, converted five of his six break points to improve to 10-7 for the 2023 season.

Alex de Minaur will be Dimitrov’s third-round opponent at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899. The Australian, who partially grew up and still regularly trains just along the coast in Alicante, routed Alexander Shevchenko 6-0, 6-1 to reach the third round for the third time in three appearances in Barcelona.

Two other seeded players, Karen Khachanov and Francisco Cerundolo, also advanced to the third round. The sixth-seeded Khachanov, semi-finalist at the Australian Open and in Miami, defeated Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 6-4. He next takes on 12th seed Daniel Evans or qualifier Matteo Arnaldi.

Argentina’s Cerundolo needed just 72 minutes to dispatch Francesco Passaro 6-2, 6-2. The 15th seed will play third seed Casper Ruud in the third round.