American Taylor Fritz (10 ATP) left the “ATP 1000” tournament in Madrid after a surprise loss in the 1/8 finals to China’s Zhizhen Zhang (99 ATP), score 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6 (8) .

Taylor Fritz defeated Zhizhen Zhang at ATP Madrid

The first set belonged to the eighth favorite of the tournament, who won easily and it seemed that the next set would bring him qualification.

The second set ended in a tiebreak where Zhang, despite being down 3-0, managed to win 7-5.

The decider was tied again, with Fritz missing three match points and the Chinese taking a surprise victory after 10-8.

The game lasted two hours and 29 minutes.

In the quarterfinals, Zhizhen Zhang will face another surprise player Aslan Karatsev (121 ATP), who prevailed over second favorite Daniil Medvedev after 7-6, 6-4.

The ATP Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in the Caja Magica complex. It is in the ATP 1000 category, has a total prize money of 7,705,780 euros, and the titular champion is Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.