Mutua Madrid Open—Madrid, Spain
Wednesday’s action at the Mutua Madrid Open featured top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek cruising into the semifinals.
First up, Alcaraz faced some adversity in the second set but overcame Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5.
Alcaraz, who is the defending champion, will next face Borna Coric. The Croatian ousted Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-3.
On women’s side, Swiatek breezed past Petra Martic 6-0, 6-3 and Veronika Kudermetova defeated No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.
Thursday’s action in Madrid will feature No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, No. 4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 9 seed Maria Sakkari.
Quarterfinal results:
(17) Borna Coric Defeats Daniel Altmaier 63 63
(1) Carlos Alcaraz Defeats (10) Karen Khachanov 64 75