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Ninth seed Alex de Minaur’s bid for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final came to an abrupt end on Thursday as Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik rallied from two sets down to defeat the Australian in a roller-coaster five-set thriller at Roland Garros. In the aftermath of his 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 loss, de Minaur candidly blamed the relentless demands of the tour schedule for his uncharacteristic collapse.

Bernard “Bernie” Tomic, once one of tennis’s most promising young talents, saw his bid to return to the Grand Slam main draw end abruptly this week. On a rain-swept Wednesday at Roland Garros, the 32-year-old Australian, currently ranked No. 231 in the world, fell 6-3, 6-4 to 21-year-old American Ethan Quinn in the second round of men’s singles qualifying.

As the 2025 Madrid Masters kicks off at the iconic Caja Mágica, all eyes are on Alexander Zverev, the tournament’s top seed and a player both celebrated and scrutinized. With two Madrid titles already under his belt and a recent triumph at the Munich Open, Zverev enters the tournament with momentum on his side. Yet, that momentum has been shadowed by controversy—both on and off the court.