Overview
- Sinner, who beat Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday, reached the Madrid quarter-finals and pushed his Masters 1000 winning run to 25 matches.
- He next plays 19-year-old Madrid wildcard Rafael Jodar, who routed Vit Kopriva 7-5, 6-0 after a prior match that ended near 1 a.m., leading organizers to give him an afternoon slot.
- After his win, Sinner urged changes to the two-match night session that starts at 8 p.m., saying finishes past 1:30 a.m. leave players little time for recovery, media and treatment before dawn.
- Tournament conditions have been rough, with record pollen coating courts and a wave of illness hitting players including Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Marin Cilic and Liudmila Samsonova.
- On the women’s side, Hailey Baptiste ended Aryna Sabalenka’s title defense, while in the men’s draw Casper Ruud, Arthur Fils and Jiri Lehecka also reached the last eight.