In the end he wins Carlos Alcaraz, but how much effort. The Spaniard reaches the quarter-finals in Madrid by beating the German in three sets Jan-Lennard StruffIn the match-remake of last year’s final. The Spaniard plays a first set as the master of the tournament, then lowers his guard and suffers the return of Struff, who is particularly at ease on Madrid’s clay. In the third set the Spaniard alternates between Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, but in the end he ends the hostilities with a score of 6-3 6-7 7-6 in two hours and 55 minutes of play.
This is the third consecutive victory for the niño born in Murcia, who is gradually returning to form after the forearm problem that stopped him in Monte Carlo and Barcelona. On the next lap he will deal with Rublevvictorious this morning over Griekspoor.
The Russians are going fast, Cerundolo and Fritz find themselves in the quarterfinals
The Russian couple, made up of great friends, advances forcefully Andrey Rublev And Daniil Medvedev. The first one almost makes fun of Tallon Griekspooreliminating him with a resounding 6-2 6-4 in just 66 minutes, while the second liquidates Alexander Bublik with a score of 7–6 6-4 in an hour and 46 minutes of play. For Ruble it is the first quarter-final in a Masters 1000 this year: he will face the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. Medvedev, on the other hand, can boast thanks to this victory at least one quarterfinal in all Masters 1000 tournaments: wait for the winner of Nadal-Lehecka (scheduled for this evening on center court after Keys-Jabeur).
The one involved is also a rather historic event Taylor Fritz. The American born in San Diego, particularly at ease on the fields of Madrid, folds Hubi Hurkacz without too many complexities, reaching the first quarter-final of his career in the Iberian capital. His journey will cross that of Francisco Cerundolowhich somewhat surprisingly silenced the three-time finalist (and two-time champion) Sascha Zverev: 6-3 6-4 the score on the pitch Arantxa Sanchezin one hour and 31 minutes of play.
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