A host of Top 20 singles stars will undertake double duty at the Mutua Madrid Open this fortnight when they compete in doubles at the ATP Masters 1000 event. Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe, who have both won tour-level singles titles this year, team and take on World No. 13 Cameron Norrie and World No. 17 Tommy Paul in a popcorn first-round clash.
Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov advanced to the third round in Indian Wells together earlier this year and will join forces again in Madrid, while World No. 15 Hubert Hurkacz, who has won four tour-level doubles titles, pairs with #NextGenATP American Ben Shelton
World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas teams alongside brother Petros Tsitsipas after they received a wild card. Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev team for the fourth time this season, while Alex de Minaur partners Grigor Dimitrov.
Defending champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski are the top seeds and are seeking their first title of the season. Second seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have won three ATP Masters 1000 crowns together and anchor the draw in Madrid. Koolhof and Skupski face Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in the first round, while Ram and Salisbury play Jamie Murray and Michael Venus.