Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the semi-finals of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.
The 20-year-old Spanish world No. 2 faced Italy in the quarterfinals and won 7-6 (7-1), 6-1. Andrea Vavassoli Ranked 152nd.
Alcaraz will fight nicholas jarry Chile or Argentina thomas martin etchbery In the semifinals.
Early Friday morning, Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner He reached the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open.
They were leading 7-6 (7-4), 1-1 in their opponent's game. Milos Raonic He had to withdraw midway through the second set due to an injury to his right hip.
Sinner overcame two set points in the 10th game to force a first-set tie-break, then tied the score in the second set before former Wimbledon finalist Raonic broke through to hand Sinner his 200th ATP Tour win. .
Italy's Sinner, who would be ranked No. 3 in the world if he wins the indoor tournament, will face Talon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in Saturday's semi-final.
“He's definitely one of the toughest opponents to play against,” Sinner said of Raonic in the postgame interview.
“From the last two rounds, I was having a little bit of trouble finding myself on the court. In the first set, I felt like he was playing better than me.”
“This is not something we want to win this match. He's had so many injuries throughout his career that we hope he recovers quickly.”
The second semi-final match in the Netherlands will be against Australia. Alex de Minaur and bulgarian Grigor Dimitrovdefeated Andrei Rublev and Alexander Shevchenko, respectively.
At the Argentina Open, the second semi-final is played between the next matches, so a home finalist is guaranteed. Facundo Diaz Acosta and Federico Coria.
Alcaraz is the clear title contender at this stage and said after defeating Vavassoli: “In the first set he played at a very high level with his serve and it was really difficult to return in really difficult conditions with the wind.
“In the second set, I played better and his level dropped a little bit, so I took my chance.”
