The men’s and women’s action at the 2025 Madrid Open continues on Thursday, May 1 as Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Jack Draper and Casper Ruud take to court. Here’s the day’s schedule for this day of the Madrid Open.
Men’s quarter-final Thursday at the Caja Mágica delivers box-office clashes
Manolo Santana Stadium opens with a heavyweight baseline duel: Casper Ruud’s topspin forehand, forged for clay, takes on Daniil Medvedev’s unorthodox flat drives. Altitude should amplify Ruud’s kick serve, yet Medvedev’s deep return stance has frustrated big hitters all week.
The women’s marquee semifinal follows, pitting defending champion Iga Świątek against Coco Gauff in their first meeting since last year’s Roland Garros semi-final.
Madrid’s lively bounce boosts both players’ kick serves, but Gauff must tame her forehand to break Świątek’s nine-match win streak here.
Night sessions shine the spotlight on rising talents. Lorenzo Musetti, fresh from a one-hand-backhand masterclass versus Stefanos Tsitsipas, faces Canadian lucky-loser Gabriel Diallo, whose 6-foot-8 serve has rocketed him into a maiden Masters QF.
Closing the evening, two-time champion Aryna Sabalenka meets resurgent Elina Svitolina in their semifinal; Sabalenka has been on a roll, yet Svitolina’s counter-punching and tactical variety threaten an upset.
Over on Arantxa Sánchez Stadium, Britain’s Jack Draper seeks a second straight Masters semi against crafty Italian Matteo Arnaldi, while Francisco Cerúndolo tries to blunt Jakub Mensik’s booming serve.
With temperatures set near 24 °C and altitude accelerating every strike, Day 11 promises a feast of first-strike power and clay-court artistry as the Madrid draw narrows toward championship weekend.
Here’s the the Madrid Open 2025 order of play for Thursday, May 1:
Manolo Santana Stadium
Starting at 1 pm
Casper Ruud v Daniil Medvedev
Not before 4 pm
Coco Gauff v Iga Świątek
Not before 8 pm
Lorenzo Musetti v Gabriel Diallo
Not before 9.30 pm
Aryna Sabalenka v Elina Svitolina
Arantxa Sánchez Stadium
Starting at 1 pm
Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos v Harri Heliövaara / Henry Patten
Not before 3 pm
Francisco Cerúndolo v Jakub Mensik
Jack Draper v Matteo Arnaldi
Stadium 3
Starting at 1 pm
Marcelo Arévalo / Mate Pavić v Nikola Mektić / Michael Venus
Sander Gillé / Joran Zieliński v Kevin Krawietz / Tim Pütz
Christian Harrison / Evan King v Máximo González / Andrés Molteni
