Aslan Karatsev (121st in the world) reached the semifinals of the Masters tournament in Madrid, the Russian defeated Zhizhen Zhang in two sets.
Aslan Karatsev qualified for the semifinals of ATP Madrid
2021 Australian Open semi-finalist Karatsev took 1 hour 41 minutes to see off China’s Zhang (99 ATP), 7-6(3), 6-4.
Aslan, who was ranked 14th in the ATP rankings in February 2022, will fight for a place in the grand final with the winner of the match between Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff (65th ATP) and Greek Stephanos Tsitsipas (5th ATP, 4- and seed number).
Know:
- This will be the first semifinal of the Masters tournament in the career of Russian Aslan Karatsev.
- Thanks to his run in Madrid, Zhizhen Zhang is ranked 67th in the ATP Live rankings (a career-best ranking). Instead, Aslan Karatsev is ranked 51st in real time.
- In the other semi-final at Caja Magica, Carlos Alcaraz (main favorite) and Borna Corych (17) will meet.
Sweet victory
This is the moment @AsKaratsev secured a spot in his first ever Masters 1000 SF!@MutuaMadridOpen | #MMOpen pic.twitter.com/YRHwH1r3F7
— ATP Tour (@atptour) May 4, 2023
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.
Source: Hot News
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