Carlos Alcaraz made it easy on himself this time at the Madrid Open with a straight sets win over Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday.
After struggling to a three-set victory in his first match against unseeded Emile Rousvuori, Alcaraz defeated 26th seed Dimitrov 6–2, 7–5 and was on track to defend his title on home soil. Remained as it is.
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Alcaraz was still not at his best but converted four of his six break opportunities against Dimitrov to win. Spain’s second ranking was broken only once in the second set. He finished with 16 winners and four unforced errors.
Alcaraz said, “We didn’t do some things well in that first match and it was clear that we had to do what we know, which is to go on the attack.”
It was the 19-year-old Alcaraz’s 17th consecutive win on home soil. He won the Barcelona Open for the second time in a row earlier this month.
He will next face 13th seed Alexander Zverev in a rematch of last year’s final in the Spanish capital.
“I have great memories of last year in the final, but obviously I really have to focus on that match,” Alcaraz said. all my skills
Inga Swiatek continued to cruise in the women’s draw, reaching the round of 16 with an easy 6-3, 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera.
The world number one missed just one break point and won four of the 13 she earned against the 32nd American.
Swiatek had defeated Julia Grabar by the same score in their opening match in Madrid. The Polish player has won six straight matches in his clay-court season, dropping just one set.
“I wouldn’t say it was easy,” Swiatek said. “Every match here is difficult. I am happy that I am finding my rhythm. It is never easy to play against the lefty… But I am very happy that I was disciplined and focused.”
Swiatek has lost only five games in each of his first two matches this week, dropping serve only once in each match.
This will be his second appearance in Madrid, having been ruled out of the tournament last season due to a right shoulder ailment. She lost to then-no. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the last 16 in 2021.
Swiatek will next face 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who beat 22nd seed Zheng Qinwen 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Third seed Jessica Pegula fought hard to register a 6-4, 7-6(2) win over Marie Bouzkova. The American saved 12 of his 14 break opportunities against his No. 31 opponent.
“It was definitely a long, physical game,” Pegula said. “Playing Mary is always difficult. We always have tough, long matches. I knew it was going to be very difficult.”
Two-time Madrid Open champion Zverev defeated qualifier Hugo Grenier 6-1, 6-0 in less than an hour.
“I felt great today,” Zverev said. “Perhaps Hugo was a little nervous, being in the third round for the first time at a Masters and that is big for any player. In general I am happy that I kept my composure and I am successful.”
Zverev, who had 26 winners and broke Grenier’s serve six times, won his Madrid title in 2018 and ’21. He is 21-3 in the tournament, reaching the quarterfinals in all five of his previous appearances.
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Fifth seed Andrey Rublev improved to 10-1 on clay this season with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Yoshihito Nishioka. Rublev, who reached the quarterfinals in Madrid last year, won the Monte Carlo Masters two weeks ago.
He will next face 10th seed Karen Khachanov, who won the last three games to beat home crowd favorite Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in a match that lasted nearly three hours.
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