Thiago Wild beats Russian in the debut of the Madrid Open and wins the 5th victory of his career in a Masters 1000

Thiago Seyboth Wild, a 24-year-old Brazilian tennis player, defeated Russian Roman Safiullin in the 1st round of the main draw of the Madrid Opentennis tournament that has broadcast of the main courts on ESPN on Star+.

Brazil’s number 1 in the ATP rankings controlled the match, took advantage of a performance below the current number 42 in the world and confirmed the victory in less than an hour and a half of the match with double 6/4 in the capital of Spain.

Thiago Wild now has 5 victories in Masters 1000 tournaments, the most important series on the circuit behind only the Grand Slams in terms of scoring and prize money. This is the first time that the Brazilian tennis player, who occupies position 63 in the ranking, has competed in a main draw of this level on clay.

With the triumph over Safiullin, Wild now faces the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, seeded no. 28, in a duel valid for the 2nd round of the Masters 1000 in Madrid and scheduled for Friday (26) broadcast by ESPN on Star+.

In addition to the Paraná native, Brazil will also be represented at the ATP 1000 by Thiago Monteiro, who missed the qualifier, and the young sensation João Fonseca, who received an invitation from the organization. This is the first time that the country has 3 representatives in Madrid in the men’s singles bracket. In the female category, Beatriz Haddad Maia is the only representative.

In doubles, Brazil is also very well represented. The men’s draw for the Madrid Open has not yet been announced, but it should feature Marcelo Melo with American Rajeev Ram, Rafael Matos and Colombian Nicolas Barrientos. While the women’s team will have Bia Haddad playing with compatriot Ingrid Martins and Olympic medalist Luisa Stefani with the Dutch Demi Schuurs.