Overview

• Sinner dismissed Vit Kopriva 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 1 hour 37 minutes, played with a small blister on his right hand, and coach Simone Vagnozzi told him to skip post‑match training; he next meets Alexei Popyrin.
• Australia’s Popyrin beat Emil Ruusuvuori in straight sets and holds a 1-0 head-to-head over Sinner from Madrid 2022, with both having trained in Riccardo Piatti’s academy.
• Carlos Alcaraz opened with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 win over Reilly Opelka and will play Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in round two; he said his shaved look came after his brother botched a trim.
• In Bonzi–Medvedev, a photographer’s on-court movement at match point led chair umpire Greg Allensworth to enforce an interference replay of the first serve as crowd noise stalled play.
• Benjamin Bonzi prevailed in five sets; tournament organizers revoked the photographer’s credential, and Medvedev, who berated the umpire, said he expected a fine and even contemplated ending his career as figures like Boris Becker cited possible burnout.