Auger-Aliassime gets the better of Ruud as Medvedev hits Masters 1000 milestone

Casper Ruud's hopes of building on his victory at the Barcelona Open were ended as he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Madrid Open.

Auger-Aliassime will now face top seed Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals, after claiming a 6-4 7-5 victory over the fifth seed Ruud on Tuesday.

Ruud, runner-up at last year's French Open and a force to be reckoned with on clay, won in Barcelona earlier in April, but came unstuck against the Canadian.

It was not the only shock exit, as Alexander Zverev, the world number five, succumbed in straight sets to Francisco Cerundolo.

Earlier, Daniil Medvedev claimed his place in the quarters, in which he could face Rafael Nadal, by beating Alexander Bublik 7-6 (7-3) 6-4.

5 - Five of the six QFs Daniil Medvedev has reached in his career at ATP level on clay have been at either ATP Masters 1000 or Grand Slam level. Monte-Carlo 2019 (M) Barcelona 2019 Roland-Garros 2021 (GS) Monte-Carlo 2023 (M) Rome 2023 (M) Madrid 2024 (M) Selective. pic.twitter.com/mZJH1QjTej

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Data Debrief: Medvedev's milestone

Five of the six quarter-finals Medvedev has reached on clay have come at either ATP Masters 1000 or grand slam level.

He has now reached at least the quarter-final stage at all nine Masters events, too.