Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Madrid, defeating Grigor Dimitrov in two sets with a score of 6-2, 7-5.

Carlos Alcaraz knocked out Grigor Dimitrov in the third round in Madrid

Carlos Alcaraz (2 ATP), the number one favorite from Madrid and the winner of last year’s tournament, advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Grigor Dimitrov (32 ATP).

It took Alcaraz an hour and 35 minutes to defeat the 2017 Tournament of Champions winner.

The Spaniard played very well in the first set, in which he dropped only two games, and made an incredible comeback in the second set from 4-2 in favor of the Bulgarian.

With a streak of 3 consecutive games won, Carlos Alcaraz put an end to the game and will go to the 1/8 finals, where he will meet with Oleksandr Zverev (16 ATP). On Sunday, the German defeated Hugo Grenier (128 ATP) in two sets with a score of 6-1, 6-0.

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.