MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion, cruised previous Thiago Seyboth Wild within the third spherical Sunday to earn one other comfy win on the Madrid Open.
In the meantime, second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka survived a troublesome check within the girls’s draw in opposition to 19-year-old American wild card Robin Montgomery, prevailing 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
Alcaraz received 6-3, 6-3 for his second straight victory in his first event after skipping Monte Carlo and Barcelona due to an arm harm.
“I feel I performed at a very good degree,” Alcaraz mentioned. “Coming into this match I used to be nervous somewhat bit as a result of I did not know the way my forearm was going to be. Thiago has massive photographs. He’s actually sturdy. I’m actually proud of the efficiency. It was tough somewhat bit on the finish, at 5-0 after which serving at 5-3. I’m actually blissful to get it on the finish.”
The second-seeded Alcaraz had made his debut at this yr’s event with a 6-2, 6-1 victory in opposition to Alexander Shevchenko.
Alcaraz had been scheduled to play on the Monte Carlo Masters and he additionally missed Barcelona to attempt to totally get better forward of the French Open subsequent month.
“I feel I am in a fine condition proper now. I am not feeling something within the forearm and I performed good tennis,” the 20-year-old Alcaraz mentioned. “Clearly I am not hitting my forehand on my one hundred pc … however I am simply centered to hitting the forehand as a lot relaxed as I can. I am actually blissful to be aggressive with out ache.”
No. 3-ranked Alcaraz is making an attempt to grow to be the primary participant to win three straight Madrid Open titles. He’ll subsequent face Jan-Lennard Struff, his opponent in final yr’s ultimate in Madrid.
Andrey Rublev continued his return to type with a 7-6 (10), 6-4 win in opposition to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The world No. 8 arrived in Madrid coming off a four-match dropping streak earlier than defeating Facundo Bagnis in his opening match.
Tallon Griekspoor obtained his first top-20 win on clay Sunday by defeating world No. 12 Holger Rune 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to succeed in the fourth spherical at an ATP 1000 occasion for simply the second time.
American Taylor Fritz, coming off an look within the ultimate in Munich, defeated Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-3, whereas Francisco Cerundolo picked up his first top-20 win of the season by beating Fifteenth-seeded Tommy Paul 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2.
Sabalenka is making an attempt to grow to be the second lady to win three Madrid titles after triumphing within the Spanish capital in 2021 and 2023. Petra Kvitova received the Madrid Open in 2011, ’15 and ’18.
Sabalenka will subsequent face American Danielle Collins, who rallied to defeat Jaqueline Cristian 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 for her Fifteenth straight victory. Collins went into the event having received the Charleston Open. and Miami Open.
Teenager Sara Bejlek beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 6-1 whereas 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva made it to the final 16 for a second straight yr with a 7-5, 6-1 win over seventh-seeded Marketa Vondrousova, the reigning Wimbledon champion.
