Another favorite is leaving Madrid – the representative of the Netherlands slapped H. Runei Sports

Holgeris Rune (ATP-12), who had the 11th division among all participants of the tournament, suffered an unexpected failure in the third round match on Sunday. The latter 4:6, 6:4, 3:6 had to recognize the superiority of the Dutch representative Tallon Griekspoor (ATP-25).

The Dutchman is known as a specialist on faster surfaces, and this victory was the first for the 27-year-old on clay against a Top 20 opponent.

T. Griekspoor established himself on the ATP tour last season, when he won two ATP 250 tournaments in Pune (India) and Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) and also reached the ATP 500 final in Washington. He also holds the record on the Challenger Tour, having won as many as eight tournaments in this category in 2021.

H. Rune, on the other hand, is playing a very average clay season so far – he won 5 and lost 3 on this surface. We will remind you that last year the Dane reached the finals of the Monte Carlo and Rome Masters tournaments, and triumphed in the championships in Munich.

Jan-Lennard Struff (ATP-24) continues to feel like a second home in Madrid. The German, who reached the final last year, defeated the higher-ranked Frenchman Ugo Humbert (ATP-14) 7:5, 6:3.

The German tennis player will potentially face Carlos Alcaraz (ATP-3), who is defending the champion title, in the round of 16.