A fired-up Rafael Nadal out-dueled No. 11 Alex de Minaur 7-6(6), 6-3 to score his first Top 20 win since 2022 at the Mutua Madrid Open.

The top-seeded Pole will face Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo next.

World No. 118 Thiago Monteiro swept Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to roll into the Mutua Madrid Open third round for the first time.

Collins rallied from a set down to reach the third round in Madrid.

Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz disarmed Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-1 in a rousing return to the Mutua Madrid Open..

Nadal sets a clash with Aussie Alex de Minaur in the second round at Madrid.