Overview

• No. 20 seed Francisco Cerundolo defeated top seed Alexander Zverev 7-5, 6-3 in the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open, advancing to the quarterfinals.
• Cerundolo improved his head-to-head record against Zverev to 3-0, with prior wins in Buenos Aires this season and Madrid last year.
• The Argentine saved the only break point he faced and secured the win in just 1 hour and 29 minutes, ending Zverev's seven-match Masters 1000 winning streak.
• Cerundolo will face No. 22 seed Jakub Mensik, who is on a nine-match winning streak following his Miami Open title, in the quarterfinals.
• Mensik advanced with a commanding 6-3, 6-2 victory over Alexander Bublik, continuing his strong form on the ATP Masters 1000 circuit.