Results of the matches at the Mutua Madrid Open today, Wednesday, May 5

A great day of tennis which was played today at the Mutua Madrid Open, marked by the debut of Rafa Nadal. The Spaniard has beaten Carlos Alcaraz in the generational duel and, in addition, Paula Badosa has become the first Spanish who manages to get into the semifinals of the tournament. Review all the results of Wednesday May 5 at the Mutua Madrid Open. Rafa Nadal entered the scene this Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open. The Balearic tennis player, the main seed of the tournament, has won in two sets 6-1 and 6-2 to Carlos Alcaraz, the young promise of Spanish tennis. The one from Manacor barely needed an hour and a quarter of a game to seal the ticket to the second round. In the match, the Murcian had some physical problems but left details of his quality and ended with a smile after facing his idol on the day he reached the age of majority. Before, on the same center court of the Caja Mágica, Alejandro Davidovich said goodbye Madrid when they fell to the second seed, Daniil Medvedev, in three sets (4-6, 6-4 and 6-2). He has also fulfilled his role as favorite Alexander Zverev, who lost Kei Nishikori in two sets (6-3 and 6-2) in a duel played on the Arantxa Sánchez Vicario court. On the contrary, Diego Schwartzman was surprised by Alan Karatsev. The Russian eliminated Djokovic a few days ago in Belgrade and today he came back against the Argentine to get into the round of 16 ((2-6, 6-4 and 6-1). It was not the only surprise of the day. On track 3 of The Caja Mágica has said goodbye to the Mutua Madrid Open Italian Jannik Sinner after losing to Australian Alexei Popyrin in two sets (7-6 and 6-2). Now, the player, coming from the previous one, will be measured in the round of 16 to Rafa Nadal.Bautista collides with the giant IsnerA the farewells of Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich have also been added that of Albert Ramos. The Catalan, recent champion in Estoril, was surprised by Fede Delbonis (7-6 and 6-3) in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open. And Roberto Bautista was not lucky either, who said goodbye to the Mutua Madrid Open in the second round after an exciting duel against Isner. The American used his powerful service -32 aces- to win the contest with a result of 6-4, 6-7 and 7-6 in a game in which he lifted a match ball to the Spanish. In this way, Nadal remains the only national representative in the men’s team. Paula Badosa makes history in Madrid The women’s tournament is more advanced and the semifinals have already been defined, with very good news for Spanish tennis. Paula Badosa has become the first national tennis player to reach this round at the Mutua Madrid Open. Javier Martí’s pupil beat the Swiss Belinda Bencic in two sets (6-4 and 7-5). The number one of the circuit, Asleigh Barty, who beat Petra Kvitova (6-1, 3-6 and 6-3) will now be measured. In the other semifinal, Pavlyuchenkova will be measured against Sabalenka The Russian beat Muchova in two sets (7-6 and 7-6), while the Belarusian went to the semifinal after the withdrawal of Mertens (6-1, and 4-0 ret). Next, the finalist in 2019, Stefanos Tsitsipas, who makes his debut against Benoit Paire, will take to the court in a duel that will close a long day of tennis in Madrid.