After the defeat in the semifinals in Monte Carlo, the Italian is number 1 seeded for the first time given the absence of Djokovic: Ruud, Rune and Medvedev further behind
The first tournament of the season on clay gave only certainties to Jannik Sinner, who knows he can also compete on clay. This was said in the Monte Carlo semi-final lost against Tsitsipas (not without controversy due to the chair umpire's failure to call on an error in the Greek's serve), but the Masters 1000 in Madrid will have to reiterate it in which Sinner, given the absence of Novak Djokovic, will be head series number 1: leading the antepost slate for the title victory is however Carlos Alcaraz, who raised the trophy at the Caja Magica in the last two editions but who arrives in the absence of Monte Carlo and Barcelona due to an arm problem. Title to the Spaniard at 3,00, immediately behind Sinner at 3,75, third Tsitsipas (champion in the Principality) at 7,50; further behind are Ruud (who was a finalist in Monte Carlo and winner in Barcelona) at 12, Rune at 15 and Medvedev at 20. After his return to Barcelona, Rafa Nadal will also play in Madrid, rated 25. Wanting to raise the bar and aiming for the triumph of Sinner without losing sets, the odds would rise to 15, with Alcaraz still leading at 12.
Other Italians Matteo Berrettini will be missing, struck by a flu attack a few days before the start of the Madrid tournament and aiming to be ready for the Italian internationals: the other hopes of Italian tennis are then pinned on Lorenzo Musetti, whose final success pays off 100 times the stake, Matteo Arnaldi and Lorenzo Sonego, both at 250, with the Turin player who would find Sinner in the event of passing the first round against Gasquet. Excluding Jannik, an Italian in the final is played at 1,80; isolating the discussion on the South Tyrolean, Sinner to play the decisive act is worth 2,00.
Women The women's tournament is also being played in Madrid: it seems like a three-way challenge between Iga Swiatek, favorite at 2,25, and the two pursuers Elena Rybakina (5,00) and Aryna Sabalenka (7,00). The first Italian is Jasmine Paolini at 40: followed by Martina Trevisan at 250, Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Lucia Bronzetti at 500.
