2024 Madrid Open Wednesday SCHEDULE and PREVIEW feature ALCARAZ - RUBLEV, SABALENKA - ANDREEVA, FRITZ AND RYBAKINA
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The
quarterfinals for both men and women will be played at the Madrid Open on
Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The day will feature the 2-times defending champion
Carlos Alcaraz facing the 7th seed Andrey Rublev, while the American Taylor
Fritz will seek a spot in the semifinals against Francisco Cerundolo. In the
women's category, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will be the favorites for
the last two spots in the semifinals.
The
Spanish tennis player reached the limit to overcome Jan Lennard Struff, in a
rematch of the Madrid Open final from a year ago. Alcaraz had to produce his
best tennis to stay in contention with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(4) victory. Rublev
advanced with an easy win over Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-4 and continues without
dropping sets in Madrid.
The second
men's match of the day will be between the 12th seed Taylor Fritz and the world
No. 22 Francisco Cerundolo. The American has not dropped a set and has achieved
important victories against clay-court specialist Sebastian Baez and the 8th
seed Hubert Hurkacz. This time, Fritz faces a tough challenge as Cerundolo has
shown his best level and looks more than comfortable on the clay in Madrid. The
Argentine has already defeated the 15th seed Tommy Paul and the world No. 5
Alexander Zverev in straight sets.
With his latest victory, the local player has equaled the record of his compatriot Rafael Nadal: an impressive 14 consecutive wins in Madrid.
The
women's matches will be intense, with the teenager Mirra Andreeva challenging
the world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. A year ago, they faced each other in the round
of 16 with Sabalenka emerging victorious, the same week Andreeva made a name
for herself by defeating two top-20 players in her first WTA tournament draw.
Sabalenka comes into the match after a great comeback against Danielle Collins,
ending the American's streak of 15 consecutive victories.
Then there
will be a Kazakhstani duel in Madrid, with Yulia Putintseva seeking to cause an
upset against Elena Rybakina. The 2022 Wimbledon champion has three titles this
season and two runner-up finishes, and has comfortably won all her matches so
far. However, Putintseva has already caused a couple of surprises in recent
weeks, defeating the world No. 7 Zheng Qinwen and the 10th seed Daria
Kasatkina.
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