April

Anisimova, Alexandrova Out of Madrid

Two more seeds depart Madrid.

Richard PagliaroApril 21, 20261 minute read

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 05: Amanda Anisimova of United States plays a forehand against Iga Swiatek of Poland during their Round Robin Singles match on day five of the WTA Finals Riyadh as part of the Hologic WTA Tour 2025 at King Saud University Indoor Arena on November 05, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images for WTA)

By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Photo credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty for WTA

Two more seeds have dropped from the Madrid draw.

Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova and Ekaterina Alexandrova each withdrew from the Mutua Madrid Open today.

The sixth-seeded Anisimova has been pained by a wrist injury, while Alexandrova has been bothered by a back injury.

“Alexandrova was replaced in the draw by Maria Sakkari as the No. 33 seed and Anisimova was replaced by Magdalena Frech as the No. 34 seed, both with first-round byes,” the WTA announced.

They are the two latest prominent players to pull out of the Mutua Madrid Open.

Last week, world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, who injured his right wrist in Barcelona, Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic, who has been sidelined with a shoulder issue, and Emma Raducanu, recovering from viral illness, all withdrew from Madrid.