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Ruud Defends Madrid Title After Nadal-Guided Recovery

4/23/2026

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Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud will defend his Madrid Open title in Spain.
He returned from injury that forced Monte Carlo Masters retirement after training at tennis legend Rafael Nadal’s Mallorca academy.
Nadal urged him to persist.
He will face Spanish Jaume Munar or Russian Alexander Shevchenko noting Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian Novak Djokovic are absent while Italian Jannik Sinner, French Arthur Fils and Spanish Rafael Jódar are in form.

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Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud will defend his Madrid Open title in Spain.
He returned from injury that forced Monte Carlo Masters retirement after training at tennis legend Rafael Nadal’s Mallorca academy.
Nadal urged him to persist.
He will face Spanish Jaume Munar or Russian Alexander Shevchenko noting Spanish Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian Novak Djokovic are absent while Italian Jannik Sinner, French Arthur Fils and Spanish Rafael Jódar are in form.