The 2022 Madrid Masters continued, with defending champion Zverev Jr. nearly capsizing in his debut and rising to the top of the round of 16 after losing one set and winning two straight sets to advance to the round of 16. The No. 5 seed Lu De was unexpectedly upset, playing poorly against qualifier Rajovic, and after three sets of bitter battles between the two sides, Lu De was eliminated 1:2 and did not qualify for the next round. Seeded players such as Nadal, Tsitsipas, Aliasim, Sina and Hulkach beat their opponents to advance to the round of 16.
The 5th seed of the tournament and the "Norwegian brother" Ludd's first match opponent is qualifier Rajovic, who defeated the famous Ciurić in the last round and is currently in good shape. Lu De, who took the lead in the first set of the game, successfully saved the first set to take the lead, Rajovic won two consecutive sets to take a 2:1 lead, and then both sides easily saved in the second set, and in the sixth set, Lu De seized the opportunity to break the opponent's serve and chased the score to a 3:3 draw. In the following six sets, both sides tried to keep the city gates safe, and after the 6-6 draw, the game entered the "seven-time battle", and Rajovic won 9-7 in the rush seven and won the first set 7-6. In the second set, LuDe played well, and he won back a set 6-2 after breaking Rajovic's serve twice in the third and fifth sets, and the two sides were tied 1-1 in the first two sets.
In the third set, the two sides competed fiercely, the first eight games of the game were strong to keep their own serve after the battle into a 4:4 draw, the ninth game Rajovic took the lead in completing the save and then threw the pressure to Lu De, Lu De regrettably lost in his own non-guaranteed serve, and finally Lu De lost the decider game 4:6, the total score was 1:2 upset and lost to Rajovic, and he did not have the opportunity to advance to the round of 16 while encountering a "round trip". The seeded player who was eliminated with Rudd also had the 13th seed Schwartzman, in the match with Dimitrov, Schwartzman was not in good shape, schwartzman unbelievably lost six consecutive sets in the first set to lose one set 0:6, and in the second set, Schwartzman was still in no good shape, after a brief standoff, Schwartzman was successfully broken by the opponent, and finally Schwartzman lost another set 3:6, losing to Dimitrov on aggregate, missing the round of 16.
Defending champion, Tournament No. 2 seed Zverev Jr. first match is the former US Open men's singles champion Cilic, the first set of the game Zverev Jr. entered the state slowly, in contrast to the Grand Slam champion Cilic in a bursting state, with one more break than the opponent, Cilic won the first set 6:4, the trailing Zverev then launched a counterattack, although the opponent strong resistance, but with the strength of the skill, he still won two sets in two consecutive sets 6:4, the big score 2:1 reverse defeated Cilic, There is no danger of advancing to the round of 16, avoiding the embarrassment of being out of the first game. However, despite the victory, Zverev Jr.'s form still needs to be adjusted as soon as possible, otherwise it will be very difficult for him to successfully defend his title at this year's Madrid Masters, and after advancing to the round of 16, Zverev Jr.'s next round opponent is Musetti, who defeated the famous Koda 2-0 in two straight sets.
In other competitions, 21 Grand Slam champions and No. 3 seed Nadal performed well in his first match after returning from injury, defeating Kaizmanovic in straight sets 6:1 and 7:6, the no. 4 seed and title-winning favourite Tsitsipas defeated Pui in two consecutive sets 6:3, 6:4, the 8th seed Aliassim performed well, he "sent eggs" to sweep Garin in the game, No. 9 seed No. 9 no. Oli defeated Isner 2:1, and No. 10 seed Sinar lost two straight sets to 6:4. A 6-1 victory over Australian deminault, No. 12 seed Hulkach and Davidovic won 2-1 after three sets to advance to the round of 16.
The 2022 Madrid Masters Quarterfinals are as follows:
Djokovic vs Andy Murray
Hulkach vs. Rajovic
Nadal vs Goffin
Nori vs Alcaraz
Rublev vs Evans
Dimitrov vs Tsitsipas
Aliasim vs Sina
Musetti vs Zverev