“Aslan Karatsev Advances to Third Round of ATP Masters Tournament in Madrid”

For the first time since January, Karatsev won two matches in a row at the ATP tournament

The semi-finalist of the Australian Open 2021 in the second round of the Masters tournament in Madrid defeated the Dutchman Botik van de Zandshulp, the 29th racket of the world

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Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev reached the third round of the ATP Masters tournament in Madrid.

The 29-year-old Russian, who made it to the main draw through qualification, beat the Dutchman Botik van de Zandshulp, the 29th racket of the world, in the second round with a score of 6:2, 7:5.

His next opponent will be the winner of the match Alex de Minaur (Australia) – Marco Cecchinato (Italy).

Karatsev, semi-finalist of the 2021 Australian Open, is now ranked 121st in the world rankings. He has three ATP titles to his credit. He won two consecutive matches in the main draw for the first time since the beginning of January, when he reached the semi-finals in Pune (India).

In another match of the second round, Russian Roman Safiullin, who occupies 112th place in the ATP ranking, defeated American Tommy Paul, 17th racket of the world, with a score of 6:3, 7:6 (7:3). The opponent of the Russian will be the winner of the match between Spaniard Bernabe Zapata-Miralles and Briton Daniel Evans.

The tournament in Madrid will end on May 7th. The prize fund of the competition is €7.7 million. The Masters series is second in importance only to the Grand Slam and the ATP Finals.