Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates victory at the end of the third round of the 2024 ATP Tour Madrid Open tournament tennis match against Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild at Caja Magica in Madrid on April 28, 2024.MADRID, Spain – Carlos Alcaraz passed a "test of fire" to breeze into the Madrid Open last 16 with a straight-sets victory over Thiago Seyboth Wild on Sunday ; while Aryna Sabalenka staved off teenager Robin Montgomery to progress in three sets.
"Maybe today I was a bit nervous about how it would be, Thiago hits the ball so hard, I didn't know how the forearm would hold up," said Alcaraz on court. "I was very comfortable on the court, moving, hitting the ball, as I always say finishing the game isn't easy, it's nerves," added Alcaraz. Rublev broke for a 5-4 lead with a shot which the Spaniard chose to leave as he thought it was long, but Hawk-Eye showed it was in by a whisker.Women's World No. 2 Sabalenka scraped past plucky 19-year-old Montgomery 6-1, 6-7 , 6-4 in a two-and-a-half hour tussle.
Sabalenka survived two set points in the gripping tie-break before 183rd-ranked Montgomery forced a decider. Mirra Andreeva defeated Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 6-1 to return to the last 16 for the second year running.
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