Tennis tournament in Madrid
Winning streak broken: Altmaier missed the semi-finals
Lost his quarter-final against Borna Coric 0-2 in sets: Daniel Altmaier. photo
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Tennis player Daniel Altmaier’s unexpected run of success at the ATP tournament in Madrid has broken.
Tennis player Daniel Altmaier’s unexpected run of success at the ATP tournament in Madrid has broken.
The 24-year-old from Kempen was beaten 3:6, 3:6 by the number 17 seeded Croatian Borna Coric in his quarter-final match. For the world number 92. Altmaier’s jump into the top eight was the biggest success so far at a Masters 1000 event.
Warsteiner Jan-Lennard Struff is fighting today in a duel against number four seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas for the semi-finals.
On Tuesday, Olympic champion Alexander Zverev was eliminated in the round of 16 against Spain’s young star Carlos Alcaraz with a clear 1: 6, 2: 6. Alcaraz reached the semi-finals on Wednesday with a two-set win against the Russian Karen Chatschanov and meets there against Altmaier conqueror Coric.