Madrid: Swiatek and Sinner unfold, Tsitsipas already eliminated, Nadal confirms his return… What to remember from Saturday’s matches

In addition to the quick victories of Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, the day of Saturday April 27 was marked by the early elimination of Stefanos Tsitsipas (6th in the world) and the success of Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Madrid Tournament. While waiting for the duel between Adrian Mannarino and Félix Auger-Aliassime, later in the evening.

Jannik Sinner, world number 2 and man in good form during the first part of the season, made an express entry into the running by ejecting his Italian compatriot Lorenzo Sonego (52nd) 6-0, 6-3 in 1h09 in the second round of the Masters 1000 of Madrid. THE number 1 seed of the tournament, in the absence of Novak Djokovic, thus brings its record for the 2024 season to 26 victories for only two defeats.

Iga Swiatek also did the express to reach the round of 16 of the WTA 1000. The world number 1 outclassed the Romanian Sorana Cirstea (30th) 6-1, 6-1 in 1h17, two days after sweeping the Chinese Wang Xiyu (52nd) in 1h16 when he entered the fray. The three-time winner of Roland-Garros will face Spaniard Sara Sorribes (55th) for a place in the quarter-finals.

Daniil Medvedev (4th) and Rafael Nadal took longer to get rid of their opponents of the day. The Russian took 2h03 to put an end to the Italian’s hopes Matteo Arnaldi, 36th in the world, in a three-set victory 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. For his part, the Spaniard, who is now ranked 512th in the world, signed a second consecutive victory in Madrid and beat the 11th player in the world, Alex De Minaur, in two sets (7-6 [8-6]6-3), against whom he lost in Barcelona last week.

Stefanos Tsitsipas had a much less pleasant entry into the running. The world number 7, who remained on a title at the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, and a final in Barcelona, was surprised by the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (118th) 6-4, 6-4 in the second round. Greek yet arrived in the Spanish capital with ten matches won out of eleven played on clay in 2024 with the only defeat being the final in Barcelona last Sunday against the Norwegian Casper Ruud.

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