Alexander Blockx : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Alexander Blockx en Australia fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon France 24, Up-and-coming Belgian Alexander Blockx ended the title defence of Casper Ruud by defeating the former world number two 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Les faits

• Up-and-coming Belgian Alexander Blockx ended the title defence of Casper Ruud by defeating the former world number two 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals on Thursday.
• Madrid (AFP) – Up-and-coming Belgian Alexander Blockx ended the title defence of Casper Ruud by defeating the former world number two 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals on Thursday.
• Next Gen hotshot Alexander Blockx dethrones Casper Ruud for first Masters semifinal.
• Alexander Blockx became the latest Next Gen star to enjoy an ATP breakthrough at the Mutua Madrid Open, dethroning Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first Masters 1000 semifinal.
• 2 seed Alexander Zverev or the 10th-seeded Cobolli, whom Blockx beat earlier this month in Monte Carlo.

L'essentiel

France 24 indique que Madrid (AFP) – Up-and-coming Belgian Alexander Blockx ended the title defence of Casper Ruud by defeating the former world number two 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals on Thursday. D'après Tennis, Next Gen hotshot Alexander Blockx dethrones Casper Ruud for first Masters semifinal. Comme le souligne Tennis, Alexander Blockx became the latest Next Gen star to enjoy an ATP breakthrough at the Mutua Madrid Open, dethroning Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first Masters 1000 semifinal. Selon Tennis, 2 seed Alexander Zverev or the 10th-seeded Cobolli, whom Blockx beat earlier this month in Monte Carlo.

Les chiffres

Tennis indique que the 21-year-old Belgian scored his third Top 20 win in a row at the Caja Magica, improving to 4-2 overall. D'après Tennis, Blockx finished runner-up to Learner Tien at the Next Gen ATP Finals last fall, and the 21-year-old Belgian has taken those talents to the next level at the Caja Magica, scoring his third consecutive Top 20 victory after one hour and 36 minutes on Manolo Santana Stadium. Comme le souligne Tennis, a former Australian Open junior champion, Blockx began the 2026 season with an ATP Challenger title over Spanish teen Rafael Jodar and continued that momentum into the clay-court season, earning his first Top 20 victory over Flavio Cobolli en route to the third round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Selon Tennis, 2 Carlos Alcaraz—who is out of Madrid and the remaining clay-court swing due to a wrist injury—opportunity abounded for both Ruud and Blockx, who opening the bottom half’s quarterfinal action on Thursday.

Le contexte

Selon Tennis, Blockx was quicker out of the gates with an early 4-2 lead, and though Ruud leveled the opening set at four games apiece, the youngster broke right back and survived a marathon tenth game to serve it out on his fourth set point. Tennis indique que But Blockx saved a break point and turned the tables on the Norwegian three games later, taking a 0-40 lead on Ruud’s serve before claiming a decisive lead. D'après Tennis, Ruud saved two match points on his own serve as the match ticked past the 90-minute mark, but Blockx calmly served out the upset and booked his place in the last four. Comme le souligne France 24, Blockx, 21, who broke into the top 100 for the first time last month and is at a career-high 69 in the world, has knocked out four consecutive seeds, including third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime, en route to the final four.

Recherches associées

Les recherches associées qui dominent la conversation : Masters 1000 de Madrid : le rêve se poursuit pour Alexander Blockx, vainqueur de Casper Ruud en quart de finale • Masters 1000 Madrid 2026 : le programme des quarts de finale avec Sinner, Zverev et Fils • Alexander Blockx, le jeune Belge habité par le tennis et surprise des quarts de finale à Madrid : « Il fallait le freiner » • Masters 1000 de Madrid. Alexander Blockx continue son épopée et élimine le tenant du titre Casper Ruud - Ouest • Tennis : la pépite belge Alexander Blockx s’offre le tenant du titre de Madrid Casper Ruud en quarts • La sensation Alexander Blockx en demi finale du Masters 1000 de Madrid - Ski.

À retenir

• The 21-year-old Belgian scored his third Top 20 win in a row at the Caja Magica, improving to 4-2 overall.
• A former Australian Open junior champion, Blockx began the 2026 season with an ATP Challenger title over Spanish teen Rafael Jodar and continued that momentum into the clay-court season, earning his first Top 20 victory over Flavio Cobolli en route to the third round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.
• Blockx drew first blood, breaking in game three en route to a 3-1 lead.
• Recherches qui explosent : Masters 1000 de Madrid : le rêve se poursuit pour Alexander Blockx, vainqueur de Casper Ruud en quart de finale, Masters 1000 Madrid 2026 : le programme des quarts de finale avec Sinner, Zverev et Fils, Alexander Blockx, le jeune Belge habité par le tennis et surprise des quarts de finale à Madrid : « Il fallait le freiner », Masters 1000 de Madrid. Alexander Blockx continue son épopée et élimine le tenant du titre Casper Ruud - Ouest.