By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday April 29, 2025
Who says American males can’t play on clay?
This yr on the fast-playing courts at altitude Madrid, the lads have carved out a slice of historical past.
With Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe becoming a member of Taylor Fritz and Brandon Nakashima within the spherical of 16, the quartet marked the second time in ATP Masters 1000 historical past that 4 or extra People reached spherical of 16 of a clay occasion after 5 People did the trick at 1990 Hamburg.
Most American males within the Madrid R16 since 2003: Fritz/ Nakashima/ Paul/ Tiafoe.
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Again then – 35 years in the past! – it was Andre Agassi, Jimmy Arias, Jay Berger, Jim Courier and Aaron Krickstein.
Fritz, who final yr turned the primary American to achieve the semifinals in Madrid for the reason that occasion switched to clay in 2009, will face Casper Ruud within the quarterfinals tonight in Madrid, whereas Nakashima will tackle ninth-seeded Medvedev later right now as effectively.
On Wednesday Paul will face Jack Draper, whereas Tiafoe will tackle Matteo Arnaldi.
