Madrid, Laureus and Rome on the calendar
Alcaraz is still expected to travel to Madrid on Monday for the Laureus Awards—where he’s nominated for Sportsman of the Year—and the Mutua Madrid Open draw is scheduled that same day ahead of the Rome Masters (Apr 28–May 17). (tennisuptodate.com) (wantedinrome.com)
Carlos Alcaraz’s next confirmed stop is Madrid on Sunday, April 20, where he is nominated for the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards. (laureus.com) The ATP Tour said Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are both nominees for World Sportsman of the Year, and the Laureus ceremony is set for Cibeles Palace in Madrid. (atptour.com) That Madrid trip comes days after Alcaraz withdrew from the Barcelona Open with a right wrist injury, according to reports published on April 16. (msn.com) The tennis calendar keeps moving in Madrid even before he hits a ball. The Mutua Madrid Open lists its 2026 event dates as April 20 to May 3, with main-draw materials already posted on the tournament site. (mutuamadridopen.com) Madrid is the first combined ATP-WTA 1000 clay event in this stretch, and it sits directly between Barcelona and Rome in the European spring schedule. The women’s draw page is already live through the WTA, another sign the event is moving into tournament week. (wtatennis.com) Rome follows immediately after Madrid. The official Internazionali BNL d’Italia program lists the 2026 tournament at Foro Italico from April 28 to May 17. (internazionalibnlditalia.com) Turismo Roma says this year’s Rome event is the 83rd edition of the Italian Open, with the city again hosting the ATP and WTA fields at Foro Italico. (turismoroma.it) For Alcaraz, the next few days are about two separate questions on one calendar: whether he appears on the red carpet in Madrid on April 20, and whether his wrist is ready for the clay swing that runs from Madrid into Rome. (laureus.com)
