Tallon Griekspoor

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4) Talented Top Seeds: Headlining the top seeds behind Cerundolo are Tallon Griekspoor, Alejandro Tabilo and Sebastian Korda. While the American Korda seeks his first tour-level trophy since the clay-court event in Parma three years ago, Griekspoor and Tabilo are aiming for their maiden title on the surface.

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Griekspoor claws past Rune in Madrid, Rublev advances

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Tallon Griekspoor earned his first Top 20 win on clay Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he upset World No. 12 Holger Rune 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the fourth round at an ATP Masters 1000 event for just the second time.

The Dutchman, who holds an 11-23 record against Top 20 players overall, crushed the ball off both wings against Rune. Griekspoor struck 25 winners, according to Infosys ATP Stats and closed the net throughout the clash, winning 69 per cent (22/32) of points when moving forward to advance two hours and 14 minutes.

"I think I served unbelievably well throughout the whole match," Griekspoor said. "I had a lot of chances on his serve. I didn't take any of the break points in the second but kept doing my thing. Broke him early in the third, served really well after. I am really happy with the performance today."


Griekspoor’s victory against World No. 12 Rune was his second biggest by PIF ATP Ranking this year. The 27-year-old also defeated then-World No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz en route to the semi-finals in Rotterdam in February.

Griekspoor leads Rune 2-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series and will next play Andrey Rublev. If the two-time tour-level titlist advances to the quarter-finals, it will mark his best result at a Masters 1000 event. The 24th seed also reached the fourth round in Paris last year.

Rune leaves Madrid 18-10 on the season. The 20-year-old Dane was aiming to reach the last 16 in the Spanish capital for the first time.

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