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Patna : Top seed Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, and 2nd seed Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia, reached the third round of Mutua Madrid Open, an ATP Masters 1,000 clay court tournament, at Madrid, Spain, on May 5, 2021, winning their respective 2nd round matches in contrasting manner.
Five-time champion & World No 2 Nadal thumped fast rising teenage compatriot & World No 120 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, 17, in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in 2nd round in 77 minutes winning 5 games in a row during the match. Nadal also won 5 break points in the match to 1 by Garfia. Both the players committed 3 double faults each. Nadal, in all, won 56 points during the match to 27 by Garfia.
World No 3 Medvedev battled past World No 49 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 21, Spain, in three-sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 rallying back from one set down hammering 5 Aces. The Russian committed 3 double faults to 2 by Fokina. Medvedev won 5 break points during the match to 3 by the Spainiard. The Russian also won 5 games in the match to 3 by Fokina. Medvedev, in all, won 99 points in the match to 83 by the Spainiard. Medvedev will face 16th seed Cristian Garin, 24, Chile, in next round on May 6, 2021.