In women’s singles, Tunisian Ons Džabúrová advanced to the finals of the WTA1000 elite tournament for the first time in her career. The tournament eight finished the successful campaign of Ekaterina Alexandrova from Russia in the semifinals and won 6: 2, 6: 3 in an hour.
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The third-seeded Nadal, who is returning to the courts in Madrid after a rib injury, wasted two matchwords against Goffin in the second set and had to fight a lot. The Belgian, who worked his way up to the main competition, kept pace with his favorite and even worked out four matchwords in a tie-break. But Nadal managed to turn them all away, and after more than three hours he used his fourth swordfish.
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Former world first player Murray last competed with current number one Djokovic in the final in Doha in 2017. For the British tennis player, this was one of the last matches for the title, then he underwent two hip operations and is now trying to return to the elite.
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In Madrid, the 34-year-old Murray won two games in a row for the first time since advancing to the Sydney final in January. Since then, the winner of three grand slams has been eliminated six times in a row in the first round.
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Twenty-time Grand Slam champion and tournament number one Djokovic will face the twelfth seed Hubert Hurkacz from Poland in the quarterfinals. Carlos Alcaraz, a nineteen-year-old compatriot, is waiting for Nadal. The talented young man also defeated Briton Cameron Norrie in three sets 6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 3.
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| Results of the men’s tennis tournament in Prague (clay, subsidy 44,820 euros): |
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| Singles – Round 2: |
| Blancaneaux (FR) – Rosol (CZE) 1: 6, 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 3) |
| Tabur (FR.) – Kopriva (4-CZ) 6: 2, 6: 4. |
| Women (clay, $ 60,000 grant): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Chwalińská (POL) – Bartůňková (CZE) 6: 3, 6: 0. |
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| Results of the men’s and women’s tennis tournament in Madrid |
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| Men (€ 6,575,560): |
| Singles – Round 3: |
| Djokovic (1-Srb.) – A. Murray (Brit.) Without a fight |
| Rubljov (6-Rus.) – Evans (Brit.) 7:6 (9:7), 7:5 |
| Hurkacz (12-Pol.) – Lajovic (Srb.) 7: 5, 6: 3 |
| A. Zverev (2-DEU) – Musetti (It.) 6: 3, 1: 0 ret |
| Nadal (3-Sp.) – Goffin (Belg.) 6: 3, 5: 7, 7: 6 (11: 9) |
| Tsitsipas (4-Czech) – Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 6: 3, 6: 4 |
| Auger-Aliassime (8-Kan.) – Sinner (10-It.) 6: 1, 6: 2 |
| Alcaraz (7-Sp.) – Norrie (9-Brit.) 6: 4, 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 3 |
| Women (grant € 6,575,560): |
| Singles Semifinals: |
| Jaburova (8-TUN) – Alexandrova (RUS) 6: 2, 6: 3. |
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