Badosa, Jódar or Landaluce receive a WC for the Mutua Madrid Open 2026

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After speculating for a few days about which tennis players would receive an invitation for the upcoming Mutua Madrid Open 2026, today we finally know the names of those chosen to compete in the most important tournament on Spanish soil.

The spotlight was mainly on the men's draw, where there were several candidates for a wildcard, although only a few will have this privilege. For instance, Pablo Carreño, Rafa Jódar, and Martín Landaluce will be in the main draw thanks to an invitation, needless to explain why they deserve it. Additionally, other profiles like Federico Cinà and Gael Monfils – one very young and the other at the end of his sporting career – also made it onto the list of players who will begin their participation directly in the main draw.

So who are the ones disadvantaged? Which Spanish tennis players did not secure that invitation? The most significant case would be Dani Mérida, who comes after reaching his first professional final in Bucharest. It was not meant to be for the player ranked #101, who will have to go through the qualifying rounds. Others like Carlos Taberner, Pablo Llamas, or Roberto Carballés will also have to go through that route, as it was clear from the start that not everyone would receive tickets.

Even within that qualifying phase, there will be players selected by the organization to enter directly, which is quite something given it is one of the most important Masters 1000 events on the calendar. Darwin Blanch, Moise Kouamé, Manas Dhame, Diego Dedura, and Rei Sakamoto will compete in the qualifiers alongside some of the Spanish players mentioned earlier, all fighting for a place in the main draw. These are the final selections as reported by the AS newspaper this Tuesday.

Paula Badosa, wildcard in the women's draw at the Mutua Madrid Open

We can't overlook the women's draw, but be cautious because here, too, some controversy will arise. Paula Badosa, currently outside the top100, will be one of the players rescued by a wildcard allowing her to compete in this Mutua Madrid Open, which she has always considered her favorite tournament on the calendar. Alongside her, Carlota Martínez also receives an invitation, as she did in the previous year. On the other hand, players like Kaitlin Quevedo, Sara Sorribes, or Leyre Romero will have no choice but to go through the qualifying rounds.

To wrap up, let's mention the rest of the players who have been invited by the organization, those women with wildcards this edition: Robin Montgomery, Venus Williams, Vicky Jiménez Kasintseva, Ajla Tomljanovic, Ashlyn Krueger, and Emiliana Arango. A bit of everything, with standouts like the legend Venus or a former top30 player like Tomljanovic. Once again, we will have to emphasize that the tournament does not belong to the RFET, and therefore, not all invitations can be granted to Spanish players. Still, this season saw several names receiving that little boost in a time of need.

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