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Yardbarker on MSNBrilliant Carlos Alcaraz weathers early Jack Draper storm to secure Rome semifinal spotCarlos Alcaraz once again overcame Jack Draper to advance to the semifinals of the Rome Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. The Spaniard recovered from an early setback and accelerated at crucial moments to reach his 11th Masters 1000 semifinal.
Carlos Alcaraz says he has recovered from the muscle injuries that forced him to withdraw from the Madrid Open and is “100% ready” for the Italian Open where he hopes to renew his rivalry with Jannik Sinner.
Carlos Alcaraz is happy to see Jannik Sinner back on the ATP Tour before the Italian's return to court in Rome.
Carlos Alcaraz, who is gearing up to defend the French Open title later this month, fired off 24 winners in a strong performance to seal victory.
Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters in April, improved to 12-1 on clay this season. The four-time Grand Slam champion will next face No. 5 Jack Draper, who rallied past Corentin Moutet 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 on the red clay courts of the Foro Italico.
Alcaraz will face either Lorenzo Musetti or Alexander Zverev - his 2024 French Open final opponent - in his 11th Masters semi-final, the outright most of any male player born in 2000 or later.
His impressive win over Draper kept alive his chances of a third title of the season and also moved him up to number two in the world rankings behind Jannik Sinner.
The Spaniard seemed set for a quick win when he took his third break point out of three to win the first game of the second set, with a backhand volley winner
Carlos Alcaraz achive a new career milestone after beating Jack Draper in the quaterfinals of the Italian Open. According to Tennis365, Spanish tennis star qualified for the semifinals after defeating world No.
ROME (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz won in straight sets despite a strong challenge from Jack Draper to reach the Italian Open semifinals, and Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to also advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament Wednesday.
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