On Thursday, Alexei Popyrin was unable to prevent Rafael Nadal from reaching Madrid Open Quarterfinals. Rafael Nadal advanced to the Mutua Madrid Open Quarterfinals on Thursday, defeating Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3.
The top news is making his 15th trip to the last eight in Madrid. The last time he played quarterfinal was in 2012. After that, Nadal will face either 2018 champion Alexander Zverev or dangerous Briton Daniel Evans in Madrid Open Quarterfinals. Daniel Brticon, who upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Monte Carlo.
Popyrin could not control the nerves for Madrid Open Quaterfinals
The final score was clear, but the Spaniard had some challenging moments. At 0-1, Nadal faced a 0/40 situation in his first service game. However, Popyrin made three consecutive errors, squandering a golden opportunity to start a fast start and set the tone.
Popyrin, World No. 76, performed admirably on his first serve, winning 83% of the points. However, He did not connect enough of his first serves (51%). Thus, he allowed Nadal to work his way into points and convert rallies into a baseline grind. Despite this, He showed his best efforts to keep in touch with the home favorite. Yet, the competitive qualifier could not find enough consistency to get it any closer to Madrid Open Quarterfinals.
Nadal took advantage of the situation, converting four of his six break points. He won 43% of his return points to take the lead after one hour and 20 minutes. On clay, the 34-year-old is now a perfect 10-0 against Australians and a perfect 40-0 against qualifiers.
Popyrin was making his first appearance in the Round of 16 of an ATP Masters 1000 event. He was looking for his first win over a top-five opponent. Following Monday, the Singapore champion will achieve a career-high FedEx ATP Ranking. Who defeated Jannik Sinner to win a match against Rafael Nadal.
On Wednesday, Nadal defeated his teenage compatriot Carlos Alcaraz in a dominant performance. He repeated the feat against Popyrin to keep his hopes of winning the Madrid Open alive.
On his way to victory, he saved four break points. He proved his peak form ahead of the French Open.
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