Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev face off in the first semifinal at the 2024 Madrid Open on Friday.
The 2024 Madrid Open continues on Friday with the first singles semifinal in the ATP draw, set to be disputed between the No. 12-seeded American Taylor Fritz and the No. 7-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev. The top-ranked American began the tournament with a straight-set victory over Luciano Darderi 7-6, 6-4 in the round of 64 last Friday. Then, Fritz went up against the No. 18-seeded Argentine Sebastian Baez on Sunday, taking another straight-set finish, 6-2, 6-3. The American then took on the No. 8-seeded Hubert Hurkacz in the round of 16 on Tuesday, where he took a 7-6, 6-4 victory to put himself in the quarterfinals. Finally, Fritz needed three sets to get past the No. 21-seeded Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo on Wednesday, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
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Meanwhile, Rublev opened his 2024 Madrid Open account with a 6-1, 6-4 finish over Facundo Bagnis. The Russian pro then took a thrilling straight-set victory over the No. 27-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the round of 32 on Sunday. The first set went to a tiebreak, where Rublev ended up winning 12-10.
Rublev then went on to beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-4 in the round of 16, which set up a three-set victory over back-to-back Madrid Open reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
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