Medvedev upset by Karatsev at Madrid Open; Khachanov advances

Daniil Medvedevs impressive run this season took a hit after a straightset loss to qualifier Aslan Karatsev in the fourth round of the Madrid Open on TuesdayThe 121stranked Karatsev dominated in a 76 1 64 win over the secondseeded Medvedev for his first victory against a top10 opponent since 2021Medvedev entered the match with a tourleading 334 record this year The 29yearold Karatsev is a former No 14 in the world and has won three tour titles the last in Sydney last yearAlso ReadNick Kyrgios helps police catch man who allegedly stole his TeslaIm feeling great playing well Karatsev said I just have to focus every match so I will be prepared for the next oneThe Russian will next play either Taylor Fritz or Zhang Zhizhen in the quarterfinalsAnother Russian advancing to the last eight was Karen Khachanov who beat doubles partner Andrey Rublev 76 8 64 after saving two set points in the tiebreaker and breaking serve early in the second setKnocking out the fifthranked Rublev sealed Khachanovs first win against a top10 opponent on clay since 2019Its always tricky to play against each other because on one side we know each others games perfectly because weve been training together for so many years the 12thranked Khachanov said At the same time we know what to expect but also of course a bit nervous to play against each other We are good friendsThe Russians also met in Monte Carlo three weeks ago when Rublev won on his way to capturing his maiden Masters 1000 titleThe tiebreak in Madrid was really crucial Khachanov said I would say pretty similar to how it was in Monte Carlo He took the first set in a tiebreak and started to believe more in the second setKhachanov improved his winloss record to 190 after winning the first set in 2023 His next opponent in Madrid will be either defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or 13thseeded Alexander Zverev who met late TuesdayKhachanov and Rublev made it to the doubles quarterfinals where Jamie Murray and Michael Venus awaitThis singles match is over Khachanov said iquestWe need to have some time maybe to absorb it Thats how it was in Monte Carlo The day before we played doubles we lost a very tight match and then the next day he beat me After one day life goes on Hes doing well this year Im doing well Im just happyAlso through to the quarterfinals was Daniel Altmaier who defeated Jaume Munar 63 60Munar was upset with a call that put him down 30 in the final set He challenged it and was irate when the ruling against him stood saying I will destroy this machine How is it possible The mark is clearHe walked to what appeared to be some tour officials near the court and argued with them about the challenge system telling them we are playing for 80000 euros 87600 hereThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever