What is happening at this Mutua Madrid Open 2024 is not at all common, with numerous withdrawals that have greatly paved the way for Félix Auger-Aliassime until the final. So much so, that there has only been one other player since 1990, a date from which the calendar is comparable to the current one, who entered the final clash for the title with three abandonments by his rivals along the way. Was Novak Djokovicat the 2016 US Open.
📊 They reached the final of a tournament while benefiting from an abandonment or withdrawal from their opponent 3 times (1990-2024):
▪️ Novak Djokovic (US Open 2016)
↪️ 1/32 : W/O de Vesely
↪️ 1/16 : ab. de Youzhny
↪️ 1/4: ab. from Tsonga▪️ Auger Aliassime (Madrid 2024)
↪️ 1/16 : ab.… https://t.co/yBg5b4PMvF pic.twitter.com/taMz7hwWjm— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) May 3, 2024