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Blockx : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Alexander Blockx continued his breakthrough run on the clay courts of Madrid with the biggest win of his career, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6, 6-3 to reach yet another Masters 1000 round of 16,...

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Blockx : la rencontre qui retient son souffle
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Blockx en Belgium fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon Tennisuptodate, Alexander Blockx continued his breakthrough run on the clay courts of Madrid with the biggest win of his career, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6, 6-3 to reach yet another Masters 1000 round of 16,...

Les faits

  • Alexander Blockx continued his breakthrough run on the clay courts of Madrid with the biggest win of his career, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6, 6-3 to reach yet another Masters 1000 round of 16,...
  • Alexander Blockx won against Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 (ATP).
  • Blockx (world No 53) beat Auger-Aliassime (No 3) 7-6 (3), 6-3 without a moment of panic – and moved from No 117 to No 53 in a single clay swing.
  • The last 16 now features Tsitsipas v Ruud, Zverev v Mensik, and Medvedev v Cobolli.
  • Alexander Blockx produced the result of the day at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday, beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 3 seed, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the last 16 for the second consecutive Masters 1000 event – and record the biggest win of his career.

L'essentiel

Tennis Majors indique que Alexander Blockx won against Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (3), 6-3 (ATP). D'après Tennis Majors, Blockx (world No 53) beat Auger-Aliassime (No 3) 7-6 (3), 6-3 without a moment of panic – and moved from No 117 to No 53 in a single clay swing. Comme le souligne Tennis Majors, the last 16 now features Tsitsipas v Ruud, Zverev v Mensik, and Medvedev v Cobolli. Selon Tennis Majors, Alexander Blockx produced the result of the day at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday, beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 3 seed, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the last 16 for the second consecutive Masters 1000 event – and record the biggest win of his career.

Les chiffres

Tennis Majors indique que Against Blockx, he could not break when it mattered and lost the only one brealk points he had to face at 1-0 in the second. D'après Tennisuptodate, Carlos Alcaraz set to stay world number two despite losing 3000 points from upcoming Rome and Roland Garros title defences. Comme le souligne Tennis Majors, the 20-year-old Belgian, ranked No 53 in the live rankings and a former world No 1 junior, was composed and clinical throughout. Selon Tennis Majors, Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 5, had not dropped a game on serve against Gaubas in the previous round.

Les chiffres
Les chiffres

Ce qu'ils disent

“I was serving amazing from the beginning of the match,” Blockx said. “I had so much confidence. (Tennis Majors)

Le contexte

Selon Tennisuptodate, mandoistTennis knows it has a huge problem with Hi-Tech line calls on clay. Tennisuptodate indique que However they do nothing except make a rule that no one can argue a call; no matter the proof. D'après Tennis Majors, Blockx faces Francisco Cerundolo in the quarter-finals. Comme le souligne Tennis Majors, Defending champion Casper Ruud extended his Madrid winning streak to eight matches with a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, having dropped just five games across his first two matches.

Recherches associées

Les recherches associées qui dominent la conversation : Alexander Blockx, le jeune Belge habité par le tennis et surprise des quarts de finale à Madrid : « Il fallait le freiner » • Voici pourquoi Alexander Blockx pourrait vite devenir le n°1 belge et espérer entrer dans le top 10 mondial: "Il veut se mesurer aux meilleurs" • Alexander Blockx poursuit son incroyable parcours à Madrid : le Belge fait tomber le tenant du titre et se hisse en demi-finale • Casper Ruud - Alexander Blockx en direct - Madrid Men's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026 • « Ce n’est que le début » : Steve Darcis très enthousiaste pour Alexander Blockx • Alexander Blockx casse le filet, s’offre le tenant du titre et prolonge son incroyable épopée à Madrid.

À retenir

  • The last 16 now features Tsitsipas v Ruud, Zverev v Mensik, and Medvedev v Cobolli.
  • The 20-year-old Belgian, ranked No 53 in the live rankings and a former world No 1 junior, was composed and clinical throughout.
  • He beat Terence Atmane 6-3, 7-6 (2), surviving a wobble when he failed to serve out the match at 5-4 before regrouping to dominate the tiebreak.
  • Recherches qui explosent : Alexander Blockx, le jeune Belge habité par le tennis et surprise des quarts de finale à Madrid : « Il fallait le freiner », Voici pourquoi Alexander Blockx pourrait vite devenir le n°1 belge et espérer entrer dans le top 10 mondial: "Il veut se mesurer aux meilleurs", Alexander Blockx poursuit son incroyable parcours à Madrid : le Belge fait tomber le tenant du titre et se hisse en demi-finale, Casper Ruud - Alexander Blockx en direct - Madrid Men's Singles - : Tennis Scores & Résultats - 30/04/2026.

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