Alcaraz has reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters for the first time and is about to face Draper

In the men's singles round of 16 of the 2025 Rome Tennis Masters on the 13th local time, although Spain's third seed Alcaraz was up and down on the court, fortunately found his best form in time, and finally defeated the Russian "Thor" Khachanov 6:3, 3:6, 7:5 after 3 sets of fierce battles, and advanced to the top 8 of the men's singles for the first time.

Spain's third seed, Alcaraz

"It's a great feeling to be able to beat a big and tough opponent like Khachanov." After the match, Alcaraz bluntly said that he was a little struggling physically, but fortunately there was no pain, and he accidentally lost 4 games in a row 3:2 in the second set, and bluntly said that he was a little distracted at the time, but fortunately the deciding set stabilized and improved the level, and won in 2 hours and 29 minutes, "It's just a little tired, the game is really hard, I have to run desperately all the time, and I'm proud of the way I fight for each ball." ”

Alcaraz has won three consecutive victories on clay in the Italian capital, and has reached the top eight of all nine 1,000-point Masters in his career, and at the age of 22, he is also the first Spaniard to reach the top eight in Rome since Nadal, who won a record 10 titles in 2021.