DOHA, Qatar — High-seeded Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open by beating Luca Nardi 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old Spaniard let his guard down within the second set, when his Italian opponent fought again from trailing 1-4 to pressure a decider.
“My power ranges most likely went down just a little bit, however credit score to him,” stated the third-ranked Alcaraz, who will subsequent face Jiri Lehecka.
Additionally Wednesday, second-seeded Alex de Minaur beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4 to arrange a quarterfinal match in opposition to fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev.
Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev beat Zizou Bergs 6-2, 6-1 and can meet Félix Auger-Aliassime within the closing eight.
Jack Draper eradicated Christopher O’Connell 6-2, 6-1. He’ll subsequent play Matteo Berrettini, who knocked out Novak Djokovic within the first spherical and defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 6-4 on Wednesday.