Stefanos Tsitsipas in quarterfinals of Madrid Open

Madrid (Spain) (IANS) | Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece defeated Bernabe Zapata Mirales in the early hours of Wednesday to enter the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. Tsitsipas broke three service breaks to world number 42 Zapata Mirales but broke seven times to win the match 6-3, 6-1.
Tsitsipas, who has reached quarterfinals or beyond in his last 10 clay court tournaments, will next face lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany. Germany’s Struff defeated Argentina’s Prado Kachin 7-6(7), 6-7(7), 6-3 in a hard-fought match. He won this match in two hours 28 minutes.