Third-ranked Alcaraz defeated Brazil’s Seyboth Wild 6-3 6-3.
The victory extends second-seeded Alcaraz’s winning streak at the competition, which dates back to 2022 and 2023.
“Today was the test of fire, no discomfort, feeling spectacular, from here, we’ll be getting better,” Alcaraz, who is 20 years old, stated.
After having to withdraw from the Barcelona Open this month due to an injury, the Spaniard was wearing a compression sleeve on his right arm once more. Despite this, he looked fine as he defeated his opponent without a doubt.
Even though Seyboth Wild had a late break in the second set, Alcaraz broke twice in the first and easily won in 75 minutes.
“Maybe today I was a bit nervous about how it would be, Thiago hits the ball so hard, I didn’t know how the forearm would hold up,” said Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has the greatest victory percentage of any player in a single ATP-1000 event at the Madrid Open, at 93.3%, since the format’s inception in 1990 (minimum 10 matches played).
