Leading men’s seeds Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev were knocked out by fellow Russians in the fourth round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.
Women’s second seed Aryna Sabalenka reached the last four after trailing Mayar Sherif by a set and a break. Sabalenka rallied to beat the Egyptian 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
The Australian Open champion reached her fifth semifinal in seven tournaments. She won Madrid in 2021, reports AP.
The 59th-ranked Sherif was the first Egyptian to make it to the quarterfinals in a WTA 1000 event.
No. 2-seeded Medvedev lost to qualifier Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (1), 6-4. Karatsev, ranked 121, earned his first victory against a top-10 opponent since 2021.
No. 5-seeded Rublev lost to his doubles partner Karen Khachanov 7-6 (8), 6-4. Khachanov saved two set points in the tiebreaker in his first win against a top-10 opponent on clay since 2019.
Medvedev entered the match with a tour-leading 33-4 record this year. Karatsev is a former No. 14 in the world and has won three tour titles, the last in Sydney last year.
Khachanov improved his win-loss record to 19-0 after winning the first set in 2023. His next opponent will be defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or 13th-seeded Alexander Zverev, who met late Tuesday..
Source: Bahrain News Agency