Super Tuesday at the Masters 1000 ATP Mutua Madrid Open. If it is a luxury to be able to count on the same day Carlos Alcarazdominator of the last two editions, and the historic five-time champion, Rafa Nadal, also helps that seven of the eight main seeds reach the round of 16, decided in full today, Tuesday.
Two quarterfinal matches will be played on Wednesday and the other pair of those ties will be played on Thursday. The semifinals, on Saturday, conclude the tournament with the final on Sunday.
The latter is disputed Carlos Alcaraz and the german Jan-Lennard Struff, recent champion on the ground of Munich. The Spaniard defended the crown after withdrawing from Monte Carlo and Godó with an arm injury still on his mind. It’s 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
At night, around 10, Rafael Nadal will face the Czech Jiri Lehecka, more dangerous on hard court, but a rising talent at 23 years old. The Spaniard would have preferred to be in action during the day, under other circumstances, but he needs more rest time after three against Pedro Cachín, this Monday. He will not be able to watch the Bayern-Real Madrid Champions League match, which under normal circumstances he would not miss for the world. The program would have been different.
He didn’t go to the Magic Box Novak Djokovic, world no. 1, at his own decision. Of the other top players, only the Greek left early Stefanos Tsitsipaswhich can expose the fatigue of winning in Monte Carlo and the final Godó, but the Norwegian Casper Ruud, finalist in Monaco and the best in Barcelona, continues in Madrid.
There is a mystery to be solved in Italian Jannik Sinner, suffering from hip discomfort, as both the Masters 1000 ATP in Rome and Roland Garros approached. Let’s see if she decides to go ahead and face a tough rival like Russian Karen Khachanov.
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TOP PORTION OF PHOTO
Jannik Sinner (Ita/1)-Karen Khachanov (Rus/16)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Can)-Casper Ruud (Nor/5)
Daniil Medvedev (Rus/3)-Alexander Bublik (Kaz/17)
Rafa Nadal (Esp/16)-Jiri Lehecka (Che/30)
LOWER PART OF THE FRAME
Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/8)-Taylor Fritz (USA/12)
Fran Cerúndolo (Arg/21)-Alexander Zverev (Ale/4)
Andrey Rublev (Rus/7)-Tallon Griekspoor (Ned/24)
Jan-Lennard Struff (Ale/23)-Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/2)
Source: La Verdad
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