Andrey Rublev, the number seven seed, achieved his first Top-3 win since September 2022 in the Madrid Masters fourth round by defeating two-time defending champion and number two seed, Carlos Alcaraz, in three sets with scores of 4-6 6-3- -2. Rublev won 80% of his first serves and limited Alcaraz to 60%, crediting his emotional focus for the victory. Alcaraz may have been impacted by his grueling three-hour match the previous day and an injury. Rublev considers this win noteworthy as he had been struggling in the past six weeks and unexpectedly defeated the favorite.
Rublev in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.8, the Russian owns a compiled 19-8 win-loss record in 2024. Andrey is currently competing in Madrid where he ousted the world no.136 Facundo Bagnis 6-1 6-4, the world no.28 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-610 6-4, the world no.25 Tallon Griekspoor 6-2 6-4 and the world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-3 6-2.
Andrey Rublev will compete against the world no.13 Taylor Fritz in the semifinal. Their actual record is 5-3 for Fritz.
Rublev clinched 1 title in 2024 in Hong Kong.
Rublev won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rublev will compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
