Davidovich, in the round of 16 for the first time at the Masters 1000 in Madrid

Stronger, especially at the end, the Spaniard Alexander Davidovich carried out the battle undertaken with the Danes Holger’s runeninth player in the world, and reached the round of 16 Mutua Madrid Openhis best record so far in Masters 1000 in Madrid.

The Andalusian won 7-6(1), 5-7 and 7-6(5) after three hours and six minutes of close combat, which rewarded the resistance and courage of the Spaniard, who will face the Croat Borno Corić in the round of 16, the executioner of the Pole Hubert Hurcakza.

The Málaga native ended the good streak of his opponent, who had five consecutive victories as baggage in the duel. Four since last week that brought him the Munich title and the second round, against the Kazakh Aleksandar Bublikin the Magic Box two days ago.

It was a tense, challenging duel, at times also muddy. Especially at the beginning and this was emphasized when the Danes I wipe the track of the ball that Davidovich claimed that it was bad and that he gave an automatic review as good. Rune’s attitude bothered the public, who expressed their displeasure.

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The man from Málaga assures that he WILL NOT CONTINUE PLAYING if the fox is not fixed. #TennisRTVE pic.twitter.com/JQFqB7JMRD

– Teledeporte (@teledeporte) April 30, 2023

They are two players of character, Davidovich and Rune, players who seem to relish challenges and tense environments like the one that was set up on the Manolo Santana Stadium track for a while. There were calls for attention from the head referee, Brazilian Carlos Bernardes.

Despite all that, gradually calmed down by the departure of the matches, the pulse was firm. No one gave up in the first set, which the Spaniard settled in a tiebreak. Later, the first service breaks arrived and the Dane took control of the match, was stronger in the last part of the second set and evened the match.

The third and final sleeve restored the balance. The Spaniard kept his cool against the attacks of his rivals. He equalized even though he lost his serve early. He was solidly built. He resisted Rune’s serve, the decisive weapon he resorted to in every setback.

After another tear in the tenth quarter, Davidovich won the game. He was uninspired and Rune made amends to tie the game at 5 after trailing 5-3. The fight was condemned to a tiebreaker in which the Spaniard emerged again and resisted until the end. He celebrated it in a big way, jumping, on the track and thanking the crowd for their support for the win.