In the quarterfinals of Rome Masters 2025, Carlos Alcaraz has a face of Jack Draper – the No. 5 seed of the tournament. In March this year, Draper beat Alcaraz itself in the semi -finals of the Indian Wells Masters to win tickets to the final. However, this time, the British tennis player could not create seismic again.
Entering Set 1, the Draper starts strong when winning the previous break in game 6 to lead 4-2. However, Alcaraz quickly adjusted tactics, enhanced pressure and exploited weaknesses in the opponent's left hand.
The result went to the Spanish tennis player to regain the break in the 7th game and equalize 4-4. After that, he continued to break the Draper's gaming game in the 9th game. The first set closed with a score of 6-4 in favor of the No. 3 seed after 52 minutes of competition.
Entering the two set, Alcaraz soon won the break to lead 1-0, but the Draper did not give up. The world's No. 5 player reclaims the break shortly after and balancing the score. The match became tense with struggling balls and many break opportunities for both sides.
However, Alcaraz still shows a strong bravery, successfully saving two important two Break Points in the 8th game, before winning the decision to decide in the 9th game. This result also reached the 23 -year -old player to this year's Rome Masters semi -finals.
Statistics show that Alcaraz is overwhelming at important indicators: 24 Winner compared to 8 of the draper. In particular, he successfully transformed all 4 break point. Despite making 29 errors of self -damage (more than Draper 11 errors), but the initiative and assertiveness still help the Spaniard own the game.
This victory not only helped Alcaraz for the first time in the semi -finals of Rome Masters, but also an important milestone of England this season. Accordingly, the player born in 2003 will officially rise to the second world in the ATP rankings, surpassing Alexander Zverev himself. It also means that Alcaraz will be the No. 2 seed at Roland Garros 2025, and can only meet Jannik Sinner (No. 1) if both reach the final.
