However, neither Djokovic nor Alcaraz top the list for most matches won on clay since the start of 2020. Instead, that honour goes to Casper Ruud, who lost in the final at Roland Garros to Nadal in 2022 and Djokovic a year later.

Home-crowd favorite Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Open on Thursday because of muscle injuries, saying he didn't want to risk making things worse ahead of the French Open. The third-ranked Spaniard said he has not fully recovered from the upper leg ailment that bothered him during the Barcelona Open final last Sunday.