Rafael Nadal has won the most ranking points of anyone in 2017.

Tough starts for (1) Murray vs. Fognini, (5) Raonic vs. the Haas-Dr. Ivo winner, (3) Wawrinka starting against a tough Frenchman in either Mahut or Paire, (8) Thiem vs. Cuevas, (13) Sock vs. the hot-handed Schwartzman, an injured (7) Nishikori vs. the Ferrer-Lopez winner, (10) Dimitrov vs. Del Potro, (15) Carreno Busta vs. Simon (winner to face the Kyrgios-Bautista Agut winner, then (2) Djokovic)

Sean Randall previews the Madrid men’s quarterfinals.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are in action Wednesday in Madrid.

Kyrgios starts against Marcos Baghdatis, then meets the winner of Ryan Harrison and Bernard Tomic, then would face Nadal.

Potential tough starts for (16) Lopez vs. G-Lo, and (9) Gasquet vs. (WC) Robredo…Wildcards were awarded to Murray, Robredo, Zverev, Albert Montanes, and Mikael Ymer…

Rafael Nadal will try to win a 10th Monte Carlo title Sunday, and his first trophy in almost a year.

“It doesn’t matter how you played before against [Djokovic],” Goffin said. “You just have to do your best and give everything on the court. Maybe once, like today, it goes well…

Sean Randall previews the first big clay event of the season.

“I love to play at home, I love the atmosphere when I’m playing in front of my crowd,” said Goffin, who has won 12 of his last 13 Davis Cup singles matches. In the semifinals Belgium will host Australia.

Spain should instead send over their Junior Davis Cup team, the result would probably be the same.

Roger Federer is now 15-1 on the season after dominating Juan Martin del Potro at Miami.

The effort ended a two-year title drought for Tsonga. In the third set the Frenchman ran to a 5-0 lead before closing out the championship effort. He was also a Rotterdam finalist in 2011, losing to Robin Soderling in the final.

The Top 2 seeds fell Friday in Rotterdam.

The Top 6 seeds all made the quarterfinals in Rotterdam.