Lehecka reaches maiden Masters semi-final, Medvedev injured, Madrid semi-finals set
Jiri Lehecka benefited from the abandonment of Daniil Medvedev (6-4) on Thursday evening and will play Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the next round
Jiri Lehecka Madrid 2024 | Zuma / Panoramic
No 30 seed Jiri Lehecka reached the last four of the Madrid Masters when Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 3 seed, retired at the Caja Magica on Thursday evening.
Lehecka, ranked No 31, led 6-4 when Medvedev, ranked No 4, pulled out on Thursday evening at the Caja Magica.
Jiri Lehecka will face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime next, while Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublev will square off in the lower-half semi-final.
Lehecka won against Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic (7-5, 6-4), Brazilian qualifier Thiago Monteiro (6-4, 7-6 (7)) and Spaniard Rafael Nadal (7-5, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament, the Russian beat Italian Matteo Arnaldi (2-6, 6-4, 6-4), American Sebastian Korda, the No 25 seed (5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3) and Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 17 seed (7-6 (3), 6-4).
Madrid Masters 1000, other last eight results (Caja Magica, clay, EUR 7.877.020, most recent results first):
- Jannik Sinner vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Taylor Fritz (12) beat Francisco Cerundolo (21): 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat Carlos Alcaraz (2): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
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