Thiago Agustin Tirante def. Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-4 — Madrid Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Thiago Agustin Tirante defeated Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-4 in the R64 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Thiago Agustin Tirante, ranked #75, knocked out the #18 Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-4 in Madrid, and the second serve was the lever. Tirante won 59% of his second-serve points (13 of 22) to Paul's 40% (10 of 25), and forced the error count to do the rest — Paul piled up 31 unforced to Tirante's 16. The Argentine, in his first clay meeting with Paul, leveled their head-to-head at 1-1 without facing the pressure his own backhand kept applying.

Match stats

Thiago Agustin Tirante: 5 aces, 19 winners, 65% first serves, 2 double faults. Tommy Paul: 2 aces, 15 winners, 68% first serves, 4 double faults.

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Head-to-head

Thiago Agustin Tirante and Tommy Paul have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.