Carlos Alcaraz was close to going a set and a break down in his first match in Madrid against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori but the Spaniard performed his now customary heroics to complete a comeback to the delight of the home crowd.
Holger Rune came even closer to defeat as he saved a match point before sealing his spot in Round 3 at the expense of Alexander Bublik.
In contrast, Daniil Medvedev serenely progressed to the next round after beating Andrea Vavassori. With a kind draw, where he lies in the opposite half to the aforementioned young guns, and will play Alexander Shevchenko next, can he be a threat in Madrid?
Damian and Mario discuss all this and more in this week's ATP Weekly.

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