Madrid Masters: Medvedev recovers to beat Nakashima and make quarter-finals
Daniil Medvedev edged out Brandon Nakashima 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. He’ll face either Taylor Fritz, the No 3 seed, or Casper Ruud, the No 14 seed, in the next round
Daniil Medvedev, Madrid Masters, 2025 © Zuma/Psnewz
Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 9 seed, edged out American Brandon Nakashima, the No 31 seed, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the last eight of the Madrid Masters at the Caja Mágica.
Medvedev, ranked No 10, will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, the No 3 seed, and Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 14 seed, next.
In the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament, the Russian benefited from the forfeit of Serb Laslo Djere and beat Argentinian qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo (6-2, 6-2).
Nakashima, ranked No 32, won against Austrian Sebastian Ofner (6-3, 7-6 (3)) and Italian Flavio Cobolli (7-5, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Madrid Masters 1000, other last-16 results (Caja Mágica, clay, EUR 8.055.385, most recent results first):
- Alex De Minaur vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Jack Draper vs. Tommy Paul
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- Taylor Fritz vs. Casper Ruud
- Francisco Cerundolo (20) beat Alexander Zverev (1): 7-5, 6-3
- Jakub Mensik (22) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-3, 6-2
