Overview

• Francisco Cerundolo defeated Alexander Zverev 7-5, 6-3 in the Round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open, advancing to the quarterfinals.
• This marks Cerundolo's third consecutive victory against Zverev, extending his perfect head-to-head record to 3-0.
• Cerundolo saved the only break point he faced and secured the win in just 1 hour and 29 minutes, maintaining strong service stats throughout the match.
• Zverev, the tournament's top seed and a two-time Madrid champion, saw his seven-match winning streak at the event come to an end.
• Cerundolo will face No. 22 seed Jakub Mensik next, who is riding a nine-match ATP Masters 1000 winning streak following his Miami Open title last month.